Ellon

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Ellon

Opened on the Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway).


Chronology Dates

23/07/1858Formartine and Buchan Railway
Act receives Royal ascent. (Dyce to Peterhead, Mintlaw to Fraserburgh, with a branch to Ellon).
19/04/1859Formartine and Buchan Railway
Ellon deviation authorised.
18/07/1861Formartine and Buchan Railway
Opened from Dyce (Great North of Scotland Railway) to Old Deer and Mintlaw. Stations opened at Parkhill, Newmachar, Udny, Newburgh Road, Esslemont, Ellon, Arnage, Auchnagatt, Brucklay [1st] and Old Deer and Mintlaw.
  /  /1895Formartine and Buchan Railway
Ellon rebuilt for Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway) opening.
02/08/1897Formartine and Buchan Railway
Ellon becomes a junction on the Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway) opened.
16/05/1932Formartine and Buchan Railway
Ellon north signal box closed.
31/10/1932Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Boddam to Ellon and Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway (Great North of Scotland Railway) closed to passengers.
31/12/1948Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Boddam to Ellon (excluded) officially closed.
  /  /1950Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Track lifted, leaving a portion out from Ellon used to store redundant rolling stock.
02/10/1965Formartine and Buchan Railway
Fraserburgh to Dyce junction closed to passengers. (Alternative date 4/10/1965). Fraserburgh, Rathen, Mormond Halt, Strichen, Brucklay [2nd], Maud, Arnage, Ellon, Logierieve, Udny and Newmachar closed.
18/10/1967Formartine and Buchan Railway
Ellon south signal box closed.

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25/06/2022Peterhead and Fraserburgh rail links a great idea, says Transport Minister [Press and Journal]