Hutcheon Street Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Hutcheon Street Tunnel (1867-)Opened on the Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway).
Description
This was built as a double track tunnel between Hutcheon Street station and Schoolhill station. The tunnel is 280 yards long.
The line is presently single track. To the north, at Kittybrewster [2nd], it has been doubled through to Inverurie (2019) and to the south, at Aberdeen, the line is double.
During construction the tunnel roof collapsed, leading to a delay of the opening of the railway.
Tags
TunnelExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
News items
| 19/04/2023 | Aberdeen tunnels may raise their roof to allow for more freight [RailFreight.com] |
| 25/01/2023 | Case for Aberdeen rail tunnel improvements bolstered [Scotsman] |
