Aberdeen Ferryhill railway station

Aberdeen Ferryhill railway station was the temporary terminus of the Aberdeen Railway and the first railway station to serve the city of Aberdeen. Regular passenger service began on 1 April 1850. As the station is located some distance south of the city centre, omnibuses and luggage vans were employed to complete the journey into the city.[1] In 1853, the Deeside Railway was opened, which also used Ferryhill as a terminus.[2] In 1854, the railway was extended and a new terminus, Aberdeen Guild Street railway station, was opened on 2 August.[3] This station was located closer to the city centre, approximately where the present-day Aberdeen railway station (joint station) was later built.

Aberdeen Ferryhill
LocationFerryhill, Aberdeen
Scotland
Coordinates57.1344°N 2.0978°W / 57.1344; -2.0978
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAberdeen Railway
Key dates
1850Opened
1854Closed

The station was situated to the west of Wellington Suspension Bridge.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cove Bay
Line open, station closed		   Aberdeen Railway   Terminus
Cults
Line and station closed		   Deeside Railway   Terminus

References
  1. "Aberdeen Railway". Aberdeen Journal, and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland. 3 April 1850. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Opening of the Deeside Railway". Aberdeen Journal, and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland. 14 September 1853. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Aberdeen Railway Company". Aberdeen Journal, and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland. 1 November 1854. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Aberdeen Ferryhill - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
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