Mills of Drum railway station
Mills of Drum | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Crathes, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°03′45″N 2°23′46″W / 57.0624°N 2.3960°W |
| Grid reference | NO760968 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Deeside Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 8 September 1853 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1863 | Station closed to passengers |
| 1966 | Line closed to passengers |
Mills of Drum railway station was opened in September 1853 by the Deeside Railway and served the rural area around Park House and Crathes estates at the Mills of Drum or Drum Mills, corn mills, that lay close to the River Dee. The Deeside Railway was taken over by the GNoSR in the 1860s. Mills of Drum only remained open until 1863 as an intermediate station on the Deeside Railway that ran from Aberdeen (Joint) to Ballater. Mills of Drum station was located in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.