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Kintore railway station in 2020
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| General information | |
| Location | Kintore, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°14′37″N 2°21′01″W / 57.24361°N 2.35028°W / 57.24361; -2.35028 |
| Grid reference | NJ789170 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KTR[1] |
| History | |
| Original company | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 20 September 1854[2] | Opened |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed |
| 15 October 2020 | Reopened at a different site |
| Passengers | |
| 2020/21 | 8,474 |
| 2021/22 |  66,168 |
| 2022/23 | 85,348 |
Kintore railway station is in Kintore, Scotland on the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Originally opened in 1854, it closed in 1964 but was reopened on a different site in 2020.[3][4]
The original station was opened on 20 September 1854 and located around 550 m (600 yd) south of the current station. The station became a junction in 1859 with the opening of a branch to Alford. This branch closed to passengers in 1949. Kintore railway station itself was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts.[5]
Nestrans initially raised the possibility of reopening a Kintore station in 2009 as part of its 2010-2021 Rail Action Plan[6] and it was first discussed in the Scottish Parliament in October that year.[7] Plans to reopen the station were announced in December 2012.[8]
Reopening Kintore was made possible by the completion of phase one of the Aberdeen-Inverness Improvement Project, which redoubled the track between Aberdeen and Inverurie, increasing capacity for new passenger and freight services on the route.[9][5] The station cost £15 million,[10] funded by Transport Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and Nestrans. The main contractor was BAM Nuttall. Construction started in 2019 with opening planned for May 2020,[11][12] but work was halted between March and July 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic,[13] which caused the opening date to be pushed back to 15 October.[14][15][16]
The new Kintore station is located around 550 m (600 yd) to the north of the old one, on the site of the junction for the now dismantled Alford branch.
Facilities include a new footbridge and lifts for step-free access, bike storage facilities and a 168-space car park including disabled parking and 24 charging spaces for electric vehicles. Signs and benches from the original station were refurbished and installed at the new station.[17] The station is accessible generally including ticket machines; there is a waiting room but no ticket office.[18]
| 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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| Entries and exits | 8,474 | 66,168 | 85,348 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
The new station is served by hourly trains between Inverurie and Montrose, and other services between Aberdeen and Inverurie/Inverness. Services to Aberdeen run half hourly at peak times Monday to Saturday, with an hourly service on Sundays.[20]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Dyce | ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line |
Inverurie | ||
| Dyce From Montrose |
ScotRail Aberdeen Crossrail |
Inverurie ToInverurie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Kinaldie Line open; station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway GNSR Main Line |
Inverurie Line and station open | ||
| Kemnay Line and station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Alford Valley Railway |
Terminus | ||
