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This was, latterly, a two platform station in the middle of Torphins.

The original layout was unusual with a passing loop outside the station to the west of a road bridge. The station was to the east with a single platform on the north side and a short siding, approached from the east which served a loading bank.

The loop was extended and the road bridge removed. The road was diverted via a new bridge carrying Bridge Street to the west and the road stopped up where it crossed the line. The southern portion became Station Road.

This deviation of the road allowed the loop to be extended east to beyond the east end of the existing station. The platform was extended and the former loading bank became the westbound platform and was extended. A new goods yard was built to the south, west end of the station, much of which used the site of the former road. This was served from the west.

New signal boxes were provided at either end of the loop. The west box was beyond the west end of the eastbound platform and on the north side of the line opposite the goods yard. The east box was east of the westbound platform and on the south side of the line. The west box was replaced in 1895.

The station, boxes and line closed in 1966.

Following closure the stopped up road was reinstated and the B993 runs through the site. Most of the station is cleared. The replacement Bridge Street bridge still stands to the west. Much of the site is now occupied with new housing. 'Platform 22', a new building containing a pottery gallery and licensed coffee house, is located where the station drive approached from William Street and met the eastbound platform. The demolished station building was a little distance east.

A private siding called 'Craigmyle Siding' was south east of the station. This may have been the siding which ran south east from the station loop, or another siding further south east.

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Platform 22 (http://www.platform22.co.uk/ appears to be down)

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