Alford railway station
{{about|the Scottish railway station|the similarly named station in Lincolnshire|Alford Town railway station}}
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Alford, Scotland}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Alford
| status = Disused
| image = Alford railway station geograph-3926130-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
| borough = Alford, Aberdeenshire
| country = Scotland
| platforms = 1
| original = Alford Valley Railway
| pregroup = Great North of Scotland Railway
| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
| years = 25 March 1859
| events = Opened
| years1 = 2 January 1950
| events1 = Closed
| years2 = May 1980
| events2 = Reopened as narrow gauge terminus
}}
Alford railway station is a former railway station in Alford, Aberdeenshire which now serves as a terminus for tourist narrow gauge railway, the Alford Valley Railway. The station used to be the terminus of a line, also called the Alford Valley Railway, from Kintore where it joined the Great North of Scotland Railway main line.British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 38
History
Opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.
The site today
The station is now the terminus of the Alford Valley Railway.Alford Valley Railway web site The northern part of the site, which was the former goods yard, was later redeveloped as the home of the Grampian Transport Museum.
Services
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line
|next = {{Stnlnk|Whitehouse|Scotland}}
Line and station closed
|previous =
|route = Great North of Scotland Railway
Alford Valley Railway (GNoSR)
|col = {{GNoSR colour}} }}
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{{rail line
|next = {{Stnlnk|Whitehouse|Scotland}}
|previous =
|route = Alford Valley Railway
3/4-mile of 2ft gauge line
|col = {{heritage rail colour|000000}} }}
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References
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=Sources=
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{Jowett-Nationalised}}
- {{Jowett-Atlas}}
- [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#357,815,1 Station on navigable O.S. map]
- {{cite web | url = http://www.alfordvalleyrailway.org.uk/index.asp | title = Alford Valley Railway | accessdate = 7 June 2011 }}
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Category:Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire
Category:Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950
Category:1859 establishments in Scotland
Category:1950 disestablishments in Scotland
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