Portknockie railway station

Portknockie
General information
LocationPortknockie, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates57°42′07″N 2°51′51″W / 57.701925°N 2.864259°W / 57.701925; -2.864259
Grid referenceNJ 48589 68341
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1886Great North of Scotland station opened[1]
6 May 1968[1]Closed

Portknockie railway station was a railway station that served the small fishing village of Portknockie, close to Cullen in Moray. The railway station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1886, served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains.

In 1923, the GNoSR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 6 May 1968.

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 189.