Bridgefoot Halt railway station

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Bridgefoot Halt
Location
Place Banff, Aberdeenshire
Area Aberdeenshire
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Grid reference NJ 3670 8644
Operations
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
1902 Bridgefoot Halt present[1]
1914[2] Opened with a platform
6 July 1964[2] Closed to passengers
1968 Line closed to all traffic
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Bridgefoot Halt railway station was opened in 1914.[2] The halt was in the settlement of Bridgefoot close to the town of Banff.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[6] Passenger services were withdrawn in July 1964 and the entire line, including Ladysbridge and Banff station finally closed to all traffic in 1968.

Station infrastructure

The halt was a simple structure with a small shelter and a short wooden platform,[7] with no provision for goods traffic,[8] 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.[9]


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
Locale Scotland
Dates of operation 1859 – 1968
Successor Great North of Scotland Railway
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
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Banff
Golf Club House
Bridgefoot Halt
Ladysbridge
Ordens
Portsoy Harbour
Portsoy
1st station
Goods only after 1884
Portsoy
2nd station and line to Tochieneal
opened in 1884, through to Elgin in 1886
Tillynaught
Cornhill
Glenbarry
Knock
Millegin
To Keith
Grange
Curve giving access from
Aberdeen opened in 1886
Cairnie Junction (after 1897)
Rothiemay
Huntly
to Aberdeen

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