Banff railway station (Scotland)
Banff railway station was the railway station serving the town of Banff, Banffshire.
Banff Banff Harbour | |
|---|---|
 A passenger train leaving the station in June 1964 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Banff, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.6703°N 2.5251°W |
| Grid reference | NJ687646 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1860 | Opened as Banff Harbour[1] |
| 1928 | Renamed Banff[1] |
| 6 July 1964 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 6 May 1968 | Closed to all traffic[2] |
History
The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened on 30 July 1859.[1] 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 this 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 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for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[3] Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station, finally closed in 1968.
References
Notes
- Quick (2009), p. 71.
- Maxtone (2005), p. 79.
- 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.