Maud Junction railway station, Railway museum in Maud, United Kingdom
Maud Junction is a former railway station that served as a junction where the line split into two routes heading in different directions. The site now houses exhibits with railway equipment, documents, and objects from the era of the Great North of Scotland Railway through to British Rail.
The station opened in 1861 as an important railway junction in the region and closed in 1965 after over a century of operation. After that, the site shifted from being an active station to preserving railway history.
The museum shows how railways connected small villages across the region and helped farmers move cattle to markets far away. You can see how important this transport was for people's daily lives in rural Aberdeenshire.
The museum opens from April to October on select weekends and offers free entry with parking available on site. Plan to spend a couple of hours exploring the exhibits and walking around the grounds.
The original cattle loading platforms and the remains of the turntable still stand at the station, showing how the railway operated. The old rail line now serves as a cycling path, giving visitors a different way to experience the historic route.
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