Portgordon railway station

Portgordon
An overbridge near the site of Portgordon station
General information
Location	Portgordon, Moray Scotland
Coordinates	57°39′47″N 3°01′05″W / 57.663°N 3.018°W / 57.663; -3.018
Grid reference	NJ 3935 6414
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1886	Great North of Scotland station opened[1]
6 May 1968	Closed[1]

Portgordon railway station was a railway station in Portgordon in Moray, Scotland. The railway station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1886,^[1] served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains. In 1923 the GNoSR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The station was named Port Gordon railway station^[1] until 1938 when it was renamed 'Portgordon' by the LNER.

The line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways". Both the line and the station closed to regular passenger traffic on 6 May 1968.^[1][2] A photograph of 1968 shows a name board with 'Port Gordon' clearly displayed.^[3]