Ordens Ordens Halt | |
|---|---|
 The bridge near the site of the station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Banff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°38′52″N 2°38′04″W / 57.647787°N 2.634485°W |
| Grid reference | NJ 362 862 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 30 July 1859[1] | Opened as Ordens |
| October 1863[1] | Service restricted |
| 1911[1] | Reopened as Ordens Platform |
| 14 July 1924[1] | Renamed Ordens Halt and service restored |
| 6 July 1964[1] | Closed to all traffic |
Ordens railway station was opened in 1859,[1] its services restricted and renamed Ordens Platform railway station by 1911[1] and finally Ordens Halt railway station in 1924 with a restored service.[1] The station was close to a farm of that name and served a very rural locality. The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened on 30 July 1859 and a permanent station opened in 1860.[2] There was a single platform.
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for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[3] Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station finally closed in 1968.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Butt (1995), p. 178.
- ^ Quick (2009), p. 71.
- ^ Maxtone (2005), p. 80.