Persley railway station

Persley
General information
Location	Persley, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57.1739°N 2.1479°W / 57.1739; -2.1479
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 June 1903 (1903-06-01)	Opened as Persley
16 July 1926	Name changed to Persley Halt
5 April 1937 (1937-04-05)	Closed

Persley railway station served the area of Persley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, from 1903 to 1937 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 June 1903 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. The station building was on the eastbound platform. 'Halt' was added to its name on 16 July 1926. The station closed on 5 April 1937 with the withdrawal of the suburban train service.[1][2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 321. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Last of the "subbies"". Press and Journal. 5 April 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Woodside (Aberdeen) Line open, station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway		Bucksburn Line open, station closed