Portsoy | |
|---|---|
 The former Portsoy station building, now used as a Scout hall. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Portsoy, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°40′46″N 2°41′28″W / 57.6794°N 2.691°W |
| 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 | Opened[1] |
| 1 April 1884 | Moved and line to Tochieneal opened[2] |
| 1 May 1886 | Coast Line opened[3] |
| 6 May 1968 | Closed[4][5] |
Portsoy railway station was a railway station in Portsoy, in current day Aberdeenshire. Opened in 1859 by the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway, it was absorbed by the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1867. The original terminus closed in 1884 and a new station opened nearby on a through route and two years later, after the Moray Firth coast line opened, the station was served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains.
The Great North of Scotland Railway was absorbed by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and became part of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1948. The station was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 6 May 1968.
- ^ Vallance 1991, pp. 49–50.
- ^ Vallance 1991, p. 188.
- ^ Vallance 1991, pp. 94–95.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 190.
- ^ Vallance 1991, Appendix 3.