Portessie railway station

Portessie
The course of the old Portessie GNoSR station
General information
LocationPortessie, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates57°41′11″N 2°55′48″W / 57.686314°N 2.930036°W / 57.686314; -2.930036
Grid referenceNJ 4464 6665
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHighland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 August 1884[1]Station opens as 'Portessie'
1 May 1886[1]Portessie station and junction opened with the opening of the Moray Coast Railway.
9 August 1915[1]The Highland Railway station closed to passengers
1 April 1944Highland Railway line closed to goods traffic
6 May 1968[1]Station closes to passenger and goods traffic

Portessie railway station[2][3] was a joint Highland Railway (HR) and Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) station at the junction between the Moray Coast Railway and the Buckie and Portessie Branch which also served the small fishing village of Portessie, in the parish of Rathven, Scottish county of Moray.

The HR station's platform was served by trains on the Buckie and Portessie Branch north of Keith until 1915 and remained open for freight from Buckie station until April 1944.[4] The GNoSR station remained open until 6 May 1968 when it closed for both passenger and goods traffic.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Butt 1995, p. 189.
  2. ^ RCAHMS Site Record
  3. ^ Banffshire Sheet II.SW. Publication date: 1905. Date revised: 1902.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ll was invoked but never defined (see the help page).