点评:Take a leisurely stroll around Ballater and you are eventually going to find the Old Royal Station the former operating station in the village. The station was formerly the terminus of a branch line from Aberdeen. It was the nearest station to Queen Victoria's residence at Balmoral Castle.
Opened on 17 October 1866 by the Aboyne and Braemar Railway as a third branch line to connect Ballater with Aberdeen. This was not long after Queen Victoria had purchased the Balmoral Estate in 1852. It became a regular arrival terminus for the Royal train brining the Royal Family to the Highlands for their summer holidays.
The station closed for passengers on 28 February 1966 and for goods on 18 July 1966. The Old Royal Station to celebrate its rich heritage was used as a tourist information centre and museum for 15 years.
Early on the morning of 12 May 2015 however, the B-Listed building was devastated by fire, with the flames damaging 90% of the structure including the original roof. After a rebuild that took over a year, the Old Royal Station reopened in August 2018.
Ballater's Old Royal Station continues to stand at the heart of this Deeside village. Today it serves as the village's Tourist Information Centre complete with a well-stocked shop, library and café. There is also a museum and exhibition celebrating the station's links with Royalty. Admission is free, and the museum contains many exhibits and pictures from the stations history. There is even a replica of Queen Victoria's Royal Coach.
翻译:在巴拉特 (Ballater) 悠闲漫步,您最终会找到老皇家车站,这是该村曾经运营的车站。该车站曾是阿伯丁支线的终点站,也是距离维多利亚女王位于巴尔莫勒尔城堡的住所最近的车站。
老皇家车站于 1866 年 10 月 17 日由阿伯丁和布雷马铁路公司 (Aboyne and Braemar Railway) 开通,是连接巴拉特和阿伯丁的第三条支线。此前不久,维多利亚女王于 1852 年购入了巴尔莫勒尔庄园。此后,它成为皇家专列的固定终点站,皇家专列载着皇室成员前往高地度假。
该车站于 1966 年 2 月 28 日停止客运服务,并于 1966 年 7 月 18 日停止货运服务。为了纪念其丰富的历史遗产,老皇家车站被用作游客信息中心和博物馆长达 15 年。
然而,2015年5月12日清晨,这座B级保护建筑遭遇火灾,大火吞噬了90%的建筑结构,包括原有的屋顶。经过一年多的重建,老皇家车站于2018年8月重新开放。
巴拉特老皇家车站至今仍屹立于迪赛德村的中心地带。如今,它已成为村里的旅游信息中心,内设商品齐全的商店、图书馆和咖啡馆。此外,这里还设有博物馆和展览,展示车站与皇室的渊源。博物馆免费开放,馆内收藏了许多车站历史相关的展品和照片,甚至还有维多利亚女王皇家马车的复制品。