Limpet Mill railway station

Disused railway station in Kincardineshire, Scotland

Limpet Mill

General information
Location| Kincardineshire
Scotland
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Aberdeen Railway
Key dates
1 November 1849 (1849-11-01)| Opened
1 April 1850 (1850-04-01)| Closed

Limpet Mill was a railway station in Kincardineshire, Scotland from 1849 to 1850 on the Aberdeen Railway.

## History

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This station was opened on 1 November 1849 by the Aberdeen Railway. It was a temporary terminus, with coach connections to Portlethen and Aberdeen.[1][2] It operated for five months, as the railway was extended and a new terminus, Aberdeen Ferryhill railway station, was opened on 1 April 1850.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Aberdeen Railway". Glasgow Herald. 9 November 1849. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
2. ^ "Opening of the Main Line to Limpet Mill". Arbroath Guide. 3 November 1849. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
3. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 252\. OCLC 931112387.

## External links

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* Limpet Mill on Railscot

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Line open, station closed |  | Aberdeen Railway |  | Stonehaven
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