Buckie and Portessie Branch
Buckie and Portessie Branch is a historic railway in Scotland which was built as part of the Highland Railway.
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History
- 1 August 1884 - Opened to Buckie
- 1 May 1886 - Opened to Portessie Junction and connected to the Moray Coast Railway
- 9 August 1915 - Closed to passengers; central section between Buckie and Aultmore totally closed.
- 1 January 1923 - Became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway
- 3 October 1966 - Totally closed
Connections to other lines
- Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway at Keith Junction
- Moray Coast Railway at Portessie Junction
Current operations
The line is closed.
gollark: 6gallons
gollark: 101.3 fluid ounces
gollark: 2 roods
gollark: 59 acres
gollark: 1 perch
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (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.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Buckie and Portessie Branch
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