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Former railway station. Pitfodels station opened in 1894 and the station building followed the standard style of many other stations. Constructed of wood the roof was 'hipped' or 'piended', in architectural terms. The station retains a number of distinguishing architectural features including the piended roof, red ridge tiling, single flue-stacks and tall narrow windows with top lights. The building consisted of a booking office, general waiting hall, staff accommodation and toilets. On the opposite platform was a simple waiting shelter. Originally the line from Aberdeen to Banchory (which opened in 1854) was a single track with passing loops but between 1884 and 1899 a double track was laid enabling a frequent suburban service between Aberdeen and Culter. In 1894 the Deeside suburban railway line was opened calling at Holburn Street, Ruthrieston, Pitfodels, Cults, West Cults, Murtle, Milltimber and Culter. It was immediately popular, taking twenty minutes to go the 7 3/8 miles. The original service of 8 trains doubled in 1900. In 1928 the suburban railway began to operate Sunday services to Culter from 1928 to 1936. Pitfodels Station was downgraded to a halt in 1927 because passenger numbers were insufficient to justify the retention of full facilities. Suburban stations and halts could only give passengers tickets to stations served by the suburban train service. On 28th January 1937 it was announced that after April 1937 the suburban service was to end. Pitfodels was one of the fourteen stations closed as a result of rivalry from bus services and the waning popularity of the train service. This marked the end of a chapter in transportation history for Aberdeen. A standing building survey of the former station and Stationmaster's Cottage, both built in 1894, was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in February 2011. The station building is a tall single-storey, 7-bay timber building on a rectangular plan, with horizontal clap-board on a granite and concrete base, the roof with terracotta ridges. It is of slightly higher specification that the majority of GNSR stations, the roof has Internally it comprised three rooms which retained much of its internal detail, including timber boarding throughout, a cast iron horseshoe grate, kitchen with small range, wall presses, fitted roller shutters on some windows, and Shanks Patent toilet with timber seat and decorative high level cistern brackets. The associated station master's cottage is an L-plan granite building, retaining many original features, with an ancillary building to the rear constructed entirely of vertical railway sleepers. The station was converted to residential use in 2012.
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NJ90SW0075 - PITFODELS STATION