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(Redirected from River Denburn) Railway line in the United Kingdom

The railway passing underneath Union Bridge
Union Bridge viewed from the lower side of Union Terrace Gardens

The Denburn Valley Line was a connecting line constructed to connect the northern end of the Aberdeen Railway and Deeside Railway to the southern end of the Great North of Scotland Railway mainline.

History

The line was built over a former stream – the den burn. It also passed underneath the existing Union Bridge. It opened on 4 November 1867. The project included the "joint station", a new through-station, and two smaller stations: Schoolhill and Hutcheon Street. The adjacent Union Terrace Gardens opened in the 1870s.

Hutcheon Street and Schoolhill stations closed in 1937 as the local cross-city service was discontinued.

Present day

The line is still in use today as the end of the Dundee–Aberdeen line and the start of the Aberdeen–Inverness line. The joint station is now the only railway station in central Aberdeen. The Trinity Centre was built over part of the line.

References

  1. ^ "The Silver City Vault::Union Terrace Gardens and the Denburn". www.silvercityvault.org.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Den Burn Valley". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "The Denburn Junction Railway". The Aberdeen Journal. 6 November 1867.

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