Luffness Platform railway station explained

Luffness Platform
Status:Disused
Borough:Near Gullane, East Lothian
Country:Scotland
Platforms:1
Original:Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 April 1898 or 1 September 1903[1]
Events:Opened
Years1:12 September 1932
Events1:Closed
Years2:or 1 June 1931
Events2:Closed

Luffness Platform (also known as Luffness Golf Club Halt[2]) served a golf course near Gullane in Scotland. It was served by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick railway. This line diverged from the North British Railway Main Line at Aberlady Junction, east of the current Longniddry station. For the private use of members of the Luffness Golf Club, this unstaffed halt was opened in 1898 and closed in 1932. Passengers alighting had to inform the train guard at Gullane or Aberlady and passengers joining the train there had to request it to stop by hand signals.

History

Opened by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway, it was absorbed by the North British Railway. Then station passed on to the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923.

References

Sources

Hajducki, A. The North Berwick and Gullane Branch Lines, Oakwood Press, 1992

56.0235°N -2.83°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North British Railway: List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003 . North British Railway Study Group . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924195247/https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf . 24 September 2020.
  2. Butt (1995), page 150