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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Banff Railway Station (Scotland)

Banff railway station was the railway station serving the town of Banff, Banffshire.

History

The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened on 30 July 1859. A permanent station opened the following year. As originally built, there was a single platform and a goods line through to the quayside at Banff harbour, but that was cut back prior to 1900, when a second platform line was constructed.

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoS) took over the line in 1867 and operated it until the grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the former GNoS lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report, and closure notices were issued in 1963. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station, was closed in 1968.

Banff, Portsoy and
Strathisla Railway
Banff
Golf Club House
Bridgefoot Halt
Ladysbridge
Ordens
Portsoy Harbour
Portsoy
(first) (
goods only
after 1884
)
Portsoy
(second)
Tillynaught
Cornhill
Glenbarry
Knock
Millegin
Grange
curve to Aberdeen
opened 1886
Cairnie Junction
Rothiemay
Huntly

References

Notes

  1. ^ Quick (2009), p. 71.
  2. ^ Maxtone (2005), p. 79.
  3. ^ Maxtone (2005), p. 80.

Sources

  • Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN 0-9547346-1-0.
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.


Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Golf Club House Halt
Towards Grange
  Great North of Scotland
Banff branch
  Terminus