Bullers O'Buchan Platform railway station
Bullers O'Buchan Platform railway station also known as Bullers O'Buchan Halt railway station was a railway station serving visitors to the Bullers of Buchan, a spectacular collapsed sea cave, and to the old fishing village. The station was located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Peterhead in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Bullers O'Buchan | |
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 The site of the Bullers O'Buchan Platform in 1961 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Peterhead Scotland |
| Grid reference | NK106379 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1900[1] | Opened |
| 31 October 1932[1] | Closed |
| 7 November 1945 | Line closed to freight |
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| Dates of operation | 2 August 1897–1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 15 miles (24 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The Ellon to Boddam branch or Crudens Railway[2] was opened on 2 August 1897, serving a resort hotel and golf course at Cruden Bay[3] but closed to passenger services on 31 October 1932 and to freight on 7 November 1945.[4]
The station at Bullers O'Buchan however only opened in 1900, being closed on 31 October 1932[1] earlier than other stations that remained open for freight; the track throughout the branch was lifted in 1950 following the closure to freight services on 7 November 1945. The line in 1932 had been closed for the winter however the LNER never re-started the passenger service. Passenger closure dates of 1/11/32, 31/10/32 and 1/11/32 have also been suggested. In 1948 a large number of wagons were stored at Bullers O'Buchan.[5]
Infrastructure
The single platformed station was 12 miles (19 km) from Ellon and was linked to the nearby road by a short path and stood to the west of the old railway overbridge on the shore side of the line beyond the embankment. The station had no signalling and stood on a typical single track section of the line.[6] An old railway cottage survives close to the remnants of the rail bridge abutment. Nothing now remains of the line at the site of the old station.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Cruden Bay | Great North of Scotland Railway Boddam branch line |
Longhaven | ||
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 48.
- Dalgarno 1986, p. 46.
- Vallance 1991, pp. 95–97.
- Vallance 1991, Appendix 3.
- Great North of Scotland Railway - Cruden Railway.
- Aberdeenshire, 032.10, Surveyed: 1899, Published: 1901.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Dalgarno, James (1986) [1897]. From The Brig O'Balgownie to The Bullers O'Buchan with The Golf Courses (1986 Reprint ed.). Collieston : Caledonian Books.
- Vallance, H. A. (27 June 1991). Great North of Scotland Railway. The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands Vol. 3. David St John Thomas. ISBN 978-0-946537-60-0.