Bridgefoot Halt railway station

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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
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1902Bridgefoot Halt present [1]
1914 [2] Opened with a platform
6 July 1964 [2] Closed to passengers
1968Line closed to all traffic

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]

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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 [5] Passenger services were withdrawn in July 1964 and the entire line finally closed to all traffic in 1968.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
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Banff
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Golf Club House
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Bridgefoot Halt
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Ladysbridge
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Ordens
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BSicon exSTR.svg
Portsoy Harbour
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BSicon exSTR.svg
Portsoy
(first) (
goods only
after 1884
)
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BSicon exCONTg@Gq.svg
BSicon exlHST~R.svg
BSicon exABZ2+gr.svg
BSicon exSTR+c3.svg
Portsoy
(second)
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BSicon exlHST.svg
BSicon exldHST-L.svg
BSicon exABZg+4.svg
Tillynaught
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Cornhill
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Glenbarry
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Knock
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Millegin
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BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon eHST.svg
BSicon exSTR.svg
Grange
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BSicon exSTRr.svg
curve to Aberdeen
opened 1886
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Cairnie Junction
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Rothiemay
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Huntly
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