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Park Station

Opened : 8th September 1853
Closed : 28th February 1966
Click here to see this location on the UK Ordanace Survey Map

Park Station was one of several locations where people could cross the nearby river (the River Dee) by means of a railway-owned bridge, in this case a two-span ironwork arch bridge, for which the railway charged a toll. This also led to Park Station having a level crossing at its western end, to permit the bridge road to access the North Deeside Road. Park Signalbox was separated from the station by the level crossing.

From 1899 to 1951 Park was the end of the double-track from Ferryhill Junction. When the line was reduced to single track in 1951 by British Railways (as an economy measure), Park was one of two places between Ferryhill Junction & Banchory where trains could still cross - Culter being the other location.

Today Park Station building survives in use by a caravan dealer. It is likely that the platforms have been removed or the trackbed infilled. The signalbox has been demolished and the level crossing removed. To the west of the station the trackbed has been built over by a housing development. The road bridge built by the railway survives in use, as does the former toll cottage (the toll to cross the bridge was even collected by British Railways into the 1950s).

Location of Level Crossing
Station Building @ Park
View from road of Station
Location of Level Crossing
Station Building @ Park
View from road of Station