Cornhill railway station

Cornhill railway station was an intermediate stop situated[1] on the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) line from Cairnie Junction to Tillynaught. There was only a single platform at Cornhill that served the nearby village that lies in Fordyce Parish, of what was once Banffshire, 8 1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) from Banff itself. The line ran to Tillynaught where it split to reach Banff by a branch line or Elgin by the Moray Coast line.

Cornhill
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.617934°N 2.703886°W / 57.617934; -2.703886
Grid referenceNJ 5805 5888
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
30 July 1859[1]Opened
6 May 1968[1]Closed to passengers and freight

Cornhill was opened in 1859 by the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway,[1] and in 1867 was absorbed by the GNoSR who took over the line and operated it until grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the ex-GNoSR lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[2] Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in May 1968.

Station infrastructure

The surviving station building was constructed circa 1886 and was built of wood. Two sidings, a crane and a coal loading dock are shown in 1902. An auction mart is shown next to the station that was still present in 1988.[3][4]

In 2011 much of this station remained, the station building, single platform, goods shed, loading bank and the station master's house.[5][6] The station site was in use as a coal yard.[7]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Glenbarry
Towards Grange		   Great North of Scotland
Banff branch
1884–1886		   Tillynaught
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. Butt (1995), p. 69.
  2. Maxtone (2005), p. 80.
  3. Banffshire 009.12 (includes: Fordyce; Ordiquhill) Publication date: 1904. Revised: ca. 1902
  4. Scotlands Places - Cornhill
  5. Maxtone (2005), p. 53.
  6. Banffshire, Sheet IX (includes: Deskford; Fordyce; Grange; Ordiquhill). Survey date: 1866. Publication date: 1871.
  7. RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
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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