Cruden Bay railway station

Cruden Bay
The former stationmaster's house in 1988
Operations
Original company	Great North of Scotland
Post-grouping	London & North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
2 August 1897	Opened
31 October 1932	Closed[1]
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Cruden Bay railway station was a railway station serving Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire.^[2]

The station opened on 2 August 1897.^[3]

The station was destroyed by fire on 23 April 1931^[4] and it closed in 1932.

From 1899 to 1932, a passenger tramway service from the station to the Cruden Bay Hotel was provided by the Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway. After the station closed to passenger traffic the tramway continued with freight services until 1940.

Former Services

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
3. "Opening of the Cruden Railway". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 3 August 1897. Retrieved 24 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
4. "Cruden Bay Station Blaze". Dundee Courier. British Newspaper Archive. 24 April 1931. Retrieved 24 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).

Coordinates: 57°25′10″N 1°51′48″W / 57.4195°N 1.8633°W