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Dess

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Dess (1859-1966)

Opened on the Deeside Extension Railway.

Description

This was a single platform station.

There was a loading bank opposite the passenger platform with a siding approached from the east.

The station and line closed in 1966.

The station, typical of this portion of the line, remains in use as a house. Dess, Lumphannan, Torphins and Glassel were built to the same design.

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map

Nearby stations Aboyne Curlers Platform Aboyne Lumphanan Torphins Glassel Dinnet Dee Street Halt Tillyfourie Cambus O' May Banchory [2nd] Banchory [1st] Alford Whitehouse West Lodge Milton of Crathes	Aboyne Tunnel Beltie Burn Viaduct Monandavan Diatomite Works Correnie Quarry Tillyfourie Quarry Cambus O' May Suspension Bridge Banchory Shed [2nd] Banchory Works Banchory Shed [1st] Alford Shed Banchory Shed [3rd] Tourist/other Peel Ring of Lumphanan Culsh Earth House Tomnaverie Stone Circle Craigievar Castle
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Dates

02/12/1859	Deeside Extension Railway Railway opened. Stations at Banchory [2nd], Glassel, Torphins, Dess and Aboyne.
28/02/1966	Deeside Railway Deeside Extension Railway Aboyne and Braemar Railway Ballater, Cambus O' May, Dinnet, Aboyne, Dess, Lumphanan, Torphins, Glassel, Dee Street Halt, Banchory [2nd], Crathes, Park, Culter and Cults closed to passengers.