Opened : 8th September 1853
Closed : 28th February 1966
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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).
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Location of Level Crossing
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Station Building @ Park
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View from road of Station
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