Banff railway station (Scotland)

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

Banff
Banff Harbour
A passenger train leaving the station in June 1964
Location
Place	Banff
Area	Aberdeenshire
Coordinates	57.6703°N 2.5251°W / 57.6703; -2.5251
Grid reference	NJ687646
Operations
Original company	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
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]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[3] Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station, finally closed in 1968.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

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.