Banff railway station (Scotland) explained

Banff
Native Name:Banff Harbour
Status:Disused
Borough:Banff, Aberdeenshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:57.6703°N -2.5251°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pregroup:Great North of Scotland Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 May 1860
Events:Opened as Banff Harbour
Years1:1928
Events1:Renamed Banff
Years2:6 July 1964
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:6 May 1968
Events3:Closed to all traffic

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

History

The line from 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 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. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station, finally closed in 1968.

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