Carmont railway station

Carmont railway station, on the Aberdeen Railway, served the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1855 to 1964.

"Newmill railway station" redirects here. For the station in Ireland, see Newmills railway station.

Carmont
The site in 1988
Location
Place	Stonehaven
Area	Aberdeenshire
Coordinates	56.9387°N 2.35°W / 56.9387; -2.35
Grid reference	NO788831
Operations
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
September 1855 (1855-09)	Station opened as New Mill Offset
1866	Station name changed to Newmill Siding
1891	Station name changed to Newmill
1912	Station name changed to Carmont
11 June 1956	Station closed to passengers
23 May 1964 (1964-05-23)	Station closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened as New Mill Offset in September 1855 by the Caledonian Railway. The station was renamed to New Mill Siding in 1866, to Newmill in 1891 and finally Carmont in 1912. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956 and to goods traffic on 23 May 1964.[1]

As of 2020, the signalbox, and adjacent crossover, remain in use.

The 12 August 2020 derailment, in which three people died, happened nearby, and was reported by a crew member at Carmont Signal Box.[2]

References

1. "Carmont station (site), 1988". Geograph. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. "Stonehaven train crash: Crew member 'walked a mile' along tracks to raise alarm". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stonehaven Line and station open		Aberdeen Railway		Drumlithie Line open, station closed