Formartine and Buchan lines
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The Formartine and Buchan lines were rural railway routes in northeast Scotland that connected Aberdeen with towns in Formartine and Buchan, primarily serving agricultural communities and coastal ports.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
closed railway line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectedCity | Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Aberdeen railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToPort |
Fraserburgh harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peterhead harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToRegion |
Buchan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Formartine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Buchan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Formartine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
transport of agricultural produce
ⓘ
transport of fish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grampian region NERFINISHED ⓘ northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| networkRole |
link between Aberdeen and Buchan
ⓘ
link between Aberdeen and Formartine ⓘ |
| operatorRegion | north-east Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | rural railway transport ⓘ |
| railwayType | branch line ⓘ |
| regionTypeServed | rural areas ⓘ |
| servedAreaType | coastal ports ⓘ |
| servedCoast | North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCommunityType | agricultural communities ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Dyce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellon NERFINISHED ⓘ Fraserburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Maud NERFINISHED ⓘ Mintlaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Newmachar NERFINISHED ⓘ Peterhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| terminus | Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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