Boddam railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Boddam, Aberdeenshire}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Boddam

| status = Disused

| image = File:Boddam Station site of1839066 6e3891c1.jpg

| caption = The site of the station in 1961

| borough = Boddam, Aberdeenshire

| country = Scotland

| platforms = 1

| original = Great North of Scotland Railway

| pregroup = Great North of Scotland Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway

| years = {{Start date|1897|08|02|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = 31 October 1932

| events1 = Closed to passengers

| years2 = {{End date|1945|11|07|df=y}}

| events2 = Closed to goods

}}

Boddam railway station was a railway station in Boddam, Aberdeenshire that served as the terminus of a now closed line from Ellon.

History

The station was opened on 2 August 1897 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. Services ran to Aberdeen and further afield. At the north side was the station building, on the east side was a locomotive and carriage shed and to the west of these was the signal box. The line closed to passenger trains on 31 October 1932{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=85|oclc=931112387}} but goods traffic continued until 7 November 1945.{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1839066|title=Site of Boddam Station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland|work=Geograph|access-date=24 June 2022}}

References

{{rail line

|next = Terminus

|previous = Longhaven

|route = Great North of Scotland Railway
Boddam branch line

|col = {{GNoSR colour}} |lightcol={{GNoSR light}} }}

{{coord|57.47017|-1.78585|type:railwaystation_region:GB_source:npemap.org.uk-enwiki|display=title}}

Category:Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire

Category:Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1932

Category:1897 establishments in Scotland

Category:1945 disestablishments in Scotland