Aberdeen City HER - NJ90NW0677 - WATERLOO STATION

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Primary ReferenceNJ90NW0677
NameWATERLOO STATION
NRHE Card No.NJ90NW322
NRHE Numlink 104215
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of a railway station. Waterloo Station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway on 1 April 1856 to replace the old station at Kittybrewster and gave access to Aberdeen Harbour. It was built on the old canal basin (NJ90NW0888) at Waterloo Quay. It was part of the Great North of Scotland Railway main line to Keith. The only connection between Guild Street and Waterloo was by rails along the quayside, only suitable for goods wagons. Passengers either had to walk or use a horse drawn bus, and connections were not guaranteed. Waterloo Station became a goods station after the construction of the Joint Station, on 4 November 1867. The train shed survived at Waterloo Station until the 1960s and the station continued as a goods depot until the 1970s when it was converted for use by British Steel for pipe storage. Today the Waterloo track joins the Aberdeen - Inverness line and is still occasionally used by goods trains.
Last Update11/01/2021
Updated Bycherbert
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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