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Tillynaught railway station

Tillynaught
Disused Railway Track and Road Bridge, Tillynaught - geograph.org.uk - 278593.jpg
The site of Tillynaught station
Location
Area Aberdeenshire
Coordinates 57°38′36″N 2°40′15″W / 57.643221°N 2.670789°W / 57.643221; -2.670789Coordinates: 57°38′36″N 2°40′15″W / 57.643221°N 2.670789°W / 57.643221; -2.670789
Grid reference NJ 6005 6167
Operations
Original company Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms Three
History
30 July 1859 Banff Line opened
1 April 1884 Line to Tochnineal opened
1 May 1886 Moray Coast Line opened
6 July 1964 Banff branch closed to passengers
6 May 1968 Banff and Moray Coast Lines closed to all traffic
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Tillynaught railway station or Tillynaught Junction was a junction railway station in what is now Aberdeenshire, Parish of Fordyce, 6 miles south-west of Banff. Tillynaught was opened in 1859 by the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway, and in 1867 was absorbed by the Great North of Scotland Railway. This junction station was served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains as well as trains running to the branch terminus at Banff.

In 1923 the Great North of Scotland Railway was absorbed by the London and North Eastern Railway and in 1948 became part of British Railways. Recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" the station closed completely on 6 May 1968.

The Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway opened on 30 July 1859, with a 16 14 miles (26.2 km) line from Banff to Grange, on the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) main line, with a 3 14 miles (5.2 km) branch from Tillynaught to Portsoy. On 1 February 1863 the GNoSR took over services and the railway renamed the Banffshire Railway.

A new station was built at Portsoy for the through line, which opened, together with a 4 12 miles (7.2 km) extension to , on 1 April 1884. The Countess of Seafield had not allowed a direct route to be built through Cullen House policies and to avoid the estate lands several bridges were and an impressive viaduct at Cullen had to be built. The Moray Coast Line opened on 1 May 1886, through Aberdeen to Elgin services called at Tillynaught.


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