Rathen railway station

Rathen railway station was a railway station in Rathen, Aberdeenshire,^[1][2] on the defunct Formartine and Buchan Railway in northeast Scotland.

Rathen
The old line is now used for recreational purposes
General information
Location	Rathen, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
24 April 1865 (1865-04-24)	Opened
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)	Closed

History

The station was opened on 24 April 1865 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. It had a signal box in 1894, although it closed quickly and was reduced to a ground frame. The station building was on the west side and on the east side was the goods yard. The station closed on 4 October 1965.^[3]