Banff railway station was the railway station serving the town of
Banff,
Banffshire
Banffshire (; ; ) is a historic county in Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975. Since 1996 the area has been spli ...
.
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 that 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
the grouping in 1923. Passing into
British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commis ...
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
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, and closure notices were issued in 1963. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station, was closed in 1968.
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RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
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Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire
Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968
Beeching closures in Scotland
Buildings and structures in Banff, Aberdeenshire
1860 establishments in Scotland
1968 disestablishments in Scotland