Aboyne Station. Sept. 2009

10th October 2009

A visit to the site of the Ex GNSR station site at Aboyne on Sunday 16th of September 2009.

Being the original terminus of the Deeside Railway from Aberdeen it was larger than usual for a country station due to the Royal Family using it too and from Balmoral Castle. The station building was of high quailty and design, with towers representing those at Balmoral.

The line was eventaully extended to Ballater, which left Aboyne a really nice station but in a lightly populated area.

There was also a short tunnel at the north end of the station, which is still there but blocked up. The signalbox also remains but in private use.

The west end tower. Aboyne Station 400x600 199ExGNSRStationBuilding_Aboyne__Sept2009_.jpg	The Tunnel at Aboyne 720x472 194ExGNSRTunnelAtAboyne_Sept2009_.jpg	The Tunnel at Aboyne 400x600 196ExGNSRTunnelAtAboyne_Sept2009_.jpg	The station signalbox remains, in private use. 720x480 195ExGNSRSignalboxAtAboyne_Sept2009_.jpg
The station signalbox remains, in private use. 720x480 197ExGNSRSignalboxAtAboyne_Sept2009_.jpg	The eastern Tower at Aboyne Station 400x600 205HousesinFrontOfExGNSRAboyneStation_sept2009_.jpg	Not railway connected as far as I know but these nicely designed building across from the station may well have ben used by Royalty when Aboyne was the terminal station. 720x480 203HousesinFrontOfExGNSRAboyneStation_sept2009_.jpg	Looking along the Up Platform and trackbed 560x572 200ExGNSRStationPlatforms_Aboyne__Sept2009_.jpg
Looking along the infilled platform tracks. Aboyne Station. 720x480 198ExGNSRStationAtAboyne_Sept2009_.jpg	Aboyne Station Frontage 400x600 201ExGNSRStationFrontageAboyne_Sept2009_.jpg	Aboyne station concourse. The building contains a number of shops. 720x480 206ExGNSRStationFrontageAboyne_Sept2009_.jpg