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Aberdeen railway station
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Aberdeen railway station is the main railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is located on Guild Street in the city centre, next to Union Square.
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General information | |||||
Location | Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 57.1436°N 2.0985°W / 57.1436; -2.0985 | ||||
Grid reference | NJ941058 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail/Scotrail | ||||
Operated by | Scotrail | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 6 (numbered 2–7) | ||||
Train operators | Scotrail, Cross country, LNER, Calidonian Sleeper | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | ABD[2] | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Denburn Valley Line | ||||
Key dates | |||||
4 November 1867 | Station opened as Aberdeen Joint to replace Aberdeen Guild Street and Aberdeen Waterloo[3] | ||||
1913–1916 | Rebuilt | ||||
1952 | Renamed Aberdeen[3] | ||||
2007–2008 | Major refurbishment | ||||
2020-2022 | Major redevelopment | ||||
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Listed Building – Category A | |||||
Official name | Guild Street Aberdeen Railway Station and Road Overbridge | ||||
Designated | 2 March 1990 | ||||
Reference no. | LB20673[4] | ||||
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The station is managed by ScotRail. Inter-city, regional, local and sleeper train services are provided to all parts of Great Britain by ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway. The station is the northern terminus of the Dundee–Aberdeen line and the southern terminus of the Aberdeen–Inverness line, and is measured 241 miles 6 chains (388.0 km) from Carlisle via Perth.[5]