Ordens railway station

Ordens railway station was opened in 1859,[1] its services restricted and renamed Ordens Platform railway station by 1911[1] and finally Ordens Halt railway station in 1924 with a restored service.[1] The station was close to a farm of that name and served a very rural locality. The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened on 30 July 1859 and a permanent station opened in 1860.[2] There was a single platform.

Ordens

Ordens Halt
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.647787°N 2.634485°W / 57.647787; -2.634485
Grid referenceNJ 362 862
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 as Ordens
October 1863[1]Service restricted
1911[1]Reopened as Ordens Platform
14 July 1924[1]Renamed Ordens Halt and service restored
6 July 1964[1]Closed to all traffic

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoS) 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 GNoS lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[3] Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station finally closed in 1968.

Station infrastructure

The station sat next to a road overbridge and in 1866 had a shelter and a siding[4] with a loading dock.[5] By 1902 the siding had been lifted and the loading dock abandoned, together with its entrance off the road,[6] the station now being known as 'Ordens Platform', with a smaller shelter and no signalling indicated.[7] In 2011 the station hut and platform remained and the hut still had part of the name "Ordens" painted at the back.[8]

Services

Opened as conditional halt in 1859 Ordens ceased to appear in the timetables by 1864. The station reappeared in Bradshaw's Guide between January 1917 and October 1920, but it may have remained as a conditional and unadvertised stop before this time. Ordens appeared in the LNER timetables from 14/7/24 and services continued until closure.[9]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Tillynaught
Towards Grange		   Great North of Scotland
Banff branch		   Ladysbridge
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. 178.
  2. Quick (2009), p. 71.
  3. Maxtone (2005), p. 80.
  4. Banff Sheet X.2 (with inset X.6) (Boyndie). Survey date: 1866. Publication date: 1871.
  5. Banff Sheet X.1 (Boyndie). Survey date: 1866. Publication date: 1871.
  6. Banffshire 010.01 (includes: Boyndie; Fordyce) Publication date: 1904. Revised: ca. 1902.
  7. Banffshire 010.02 (includes: Banff; Boyndie) Publication date: 1904. Revised: ca. 1902.
  8. RailScot
  9. GNoSR Blog
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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