Portknockie | |
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General information | |
Location | Portknockie, Moray Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°42′07″N 2°51′51″W / 57.701925°N 2.864259°W |
Grid reference | NJ 48589 68341 |
Platforms | 2 |
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[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.