Bridgefoot Halt railway station

This article is about a former station in Banff, Scotland. For the station in Cumbria, England, see Bridgefoot railway station.

Bridgefoot Halt
General information
Location	Banff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57°40′06″N2°33′18″W / 57.668221°N 2.555022°W / 57.668221; -2.555022
Grid reference	NJ 3670 8644
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1902	Bridgefoot Halt present [1]
1914 [2]	Opened with a platform
6 July 1964 [2]	Closed to passengers
1968	Line closed to all traffic
Location

Bridgefoot Halt railway station was opened in 1914. ^[2] The halt was in the settlement of Bridgefoot close to the town of Banff. The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened at Banff on 30 July 1859 and a permanent station opened in 1860. ^[3] Bridgehouse Halt had a single platform and was opened by the GNoSR. The OS map of 1902 shows a 'Halt' at the site of the 1914 platform without indicating any structure at the site. ^[4]

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) took over the line in 1867 and operated it until grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the former GNoSR lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963. ^[5] Passenger services were withdrawn in July 1964 and the entire line finally closed to all traffic in 1968.

Station infrastructure

The halt was a simple structure with a small shelter and a short wooden platform, ^[6] with no provision for goods traffic, ^[7] closing in 1964 with no significant remains surviving on site. The OS map of 1902 does show a 'Halt' at the site of the 1914 platform without indicating any structure at the site. ^[8]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ladysbridge Towards Grange		Great North of Scotland Banff branch		Golf Club House Halt Towards Banff

Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Legend
Banff Golf Club House Bridgefoot Halt Ladysbridge Ordens Portsoy Harbour Portsoy (first) ( goods only after 1884 ) Portsoy (second) Moray Coast Rly Tillynaught Cornhill Glenbarry Knock Millegin Great North of Scotland Railway to Keith Grange curve to Aberdeen opened 1886 Cairnie Junction Rothiemay Huntly Great North of Scotland Railway to Aberdeen
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See also

• List of Great North of Scotland Railway stations

References

Notes

1. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.
2. Butt (1995), p. 43.
3. Quick (2009), p. 71.
4. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.
5. Maxtone (2005), p. 80.
6. Maxtone 2005, p. 73.
7. GNoSR
8. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.
• Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN   0-9547346-1-0.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.

External links

• RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway