Peterhead
The site of the station in 2019
General information
Location	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
3 July 1862 (1862-07-03)	Opened
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)	Closed for passengers
1970	Closed completely

Peterhead railway station was a railway station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.^[1]

History

The railway station was opened on 3 July 1862 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the north was the goods yard, further north was a locomotive shed and to the west was the signal box, which opened in 1883 and was replaced in 1890. It was closed to passengers on 3 May 1965^[2] and to freight on 7 September 1970.^[3] The signal box closed in 1966 and was replaced by a ground frame. The track was subsequently removed. The site is now a school.^{[citation needed]}