Then, it was surrounded by fields - with fine open views, particularly westwards to Bennachie's Mither Tap.

Today, the station area is hemmed in on all sides, with housing to the north and east and a large industrial site on its southern and western boundaries.

The design of this replacement followed the standard format for other GNSR stations - a good example of which can be seen on the Deeside line at Pitfodels Halt.

Looking around the site today, whilst there is no trace of the signal box, it is still possible to gain a clear picture of what the complex looked like in its heyday, with not only the main station building on the platform, but also the goods loading platform and two of the sheds remain as shown by the attached photos.

It is perhaps ironic that the main part of the site is now used by a bus company, since - as we shall see - it was to be the motorbus which led to the eventual withdrawal of passenger services from the town.