Bridgefoot Halt railway station

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]

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

Bridgefoot Halt
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.688264°N 2.554573°W / 57.688264; -2.554573
Grid referenceNJ 3670 8644
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon 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

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for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[6] Passenger services were withdrawn in July 1964 and the entire line finally closed to all traffic in 1968.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
Overview
LocaleScotland
History
Opened1859
Successor lineGreat North of Scotland Railway
Closed1968
Technical
Line length19 1⁄2 miles (31.4 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
 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
(opened 1897)
Rothiemay
Huntly

See also

References
Notes
  1. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.
  2. Butt (1995), p. 43.
  3. RCHAMS Site.
  4. Quick (2009), p. 71.
  5. Banffshire Sheet IV.NE & SE (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1904. Date revised: 1902.
  6. Maxtone (2005), p. 80.
  7. Maxtone 2005, p. 73.
  8. GNoSR
  9. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN 0-9547346-1-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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