Portsoy railway station
| Portsoy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Portsoy |
| Area | Aberdeenshire |
| Coordinates | 57°40′46″N 2°41′28″W / 57.6794°N 2.691°WCoordinates: 57°40′46″N 2°41′28″W / 57.6794°N 2.691°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| History | |
| 30 July 1859 | Opened |
| 1 April 1884 | Moved and line to Tochnineal opened |
| 1 May 1886 | Coast Line opened |
| 6 May 1968 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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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.
The Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway opened on 30 July 1859, with a 16 1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) line from Banff to Grange, on the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) main line, with a 3 1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) branch from Tillynaught to Portsoy. Beyond the Portsoy passenger terminus was a speedly graded line, at 1 in 30, to the harbour, restricted to a locomotive and four wagons.
The GNoSR took over services on 1 February 1863, and the railway renamed the Banffshire Railway. An extension to Portgordon was authorised, but this was abandoned in 1867 and the Banffshire absorbed by the GNoSR.
The extension to Portgordon was revived and extended along the Moray Firth coast to Elgin. A new station was built at Portsoy for this through line, which opened, together with a 4 1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) extension to Tochieneal, on 1 April 1884. The Countess of Seafield had not allowed a direct route to be built through Cullen House policies so a massive viaduct was built over the town. The former passenger station was kept for goods. After the Moray Coast Line opened on 1 May 1886, through Aberdeen to Elgin services called at the station. The harbour branch was little used after the opening of the Coast Line and the tracks lifted in 1910.
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