General information | |
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Location |
Kintore,
Aberdeenshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°14′37″N 2°21′01″W / 57.24361°N 2.35028°W |
Grid reference | NJ789170 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | KTR [1] |
History | |
Original company | Great North of Scotland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
Key dates | |
20 September 1854 [2] | Opened |
7 December 1964 | Closed |
15 October 2020 | Reopened at a different site |
Passengers | |
2020/21 | 8,474 |
2021/22 | 66,168 |
2022/23 | 85,348 |
Kintore railway station is in Kintore, Scotland on the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Originally opened in 1854, it closed in 1964 but was reopened on a different site in 2020. [3] [4]
The original station was opened on 20 September 1854 and located around 550 m (600 yd) south of the current station. The station became a junction in 1859 with the opening of a branch to Alford. This branch closed to passengers in 1949. Kintore railway station itself was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts. [5]
Nestrans initially raised the possibility of reopening a Kintore station in 2009 as part of its 2010-2021 Rail Action Plan [6] and it was first discussed in the Scottish Parliament in October that year. [7] Plans to reopen the station were announced in December 2012. [8]
Reopening Kintore was made possible by the completion of phase one of the Aberdeen-Inverness Improvement Project, which redoubled the track between Aberdeen and Inverurie, increasing capacity for new passenger and freight services on the route. [9] [5] The station cost £15 million, [10] funded by Transport Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and Nestrans. The main contractor was BAM Nuttall. Construction started in 2019 with opening planned for May 2020, [11] [12] but work was halted between March and July 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, [13] which caused the opening date to be pushed back to 15 October. [14] [15] [16]
The new Kintore station is located around 550 m (600 yd) to the north of the old one, on the site of the junction for the now dismantled Alford branch.
Facilities include a new footbridge and lifts for step-free access, bike storage facilities and a 168-space car park including disabled parking and 24 charging spaces for electric vehicles. Signs and benches from the original station were refurbished and installed at the new station. [17] The station is accessible generally including ticket machines; there is a waiting room but no ticket office. [18]
2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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Entries and exits | 8,474 | 66,168 | 85,348 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
The new station is served by hourly trains between Inverurie and Montrose, and other services between Aberdeen and Inverurie/ Inverness. Services to Aberdeen run half hourly at peak times Monday to Saturday, with an hourly service on Sundays. [20]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Dyce |
ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line |
Inverurie | ||
Dyce From Montrose |
ScotRail Aberdeen Crossrail |
Inverurie To Inverurie | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Kinaldie Line open; station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway GNSR Main Line |
Inverurie Line and station open | ||
Kemnay Line and station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Alford Valley Railway |
Terminus |