Portessie railway station
Portessie | |
|---|---|
The course of the old Portessie GNoSR station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Portessie, Moray Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°41′11″N 2°55′48″W / 57.686314°N 2.930036°W |
| Grid reference | NJ 4464 6665 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Highland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1884 | Station opens as 'Portessie' |
| 1 May 1886 | Portessie station and junction opened with the opening of the Moray Coast Railway. |
| 9 August 1915 | The Highland Railway station closed to passengers |
| 1 April 1944 | Highland Railway line closed to goods traffic |
| 6 May 1968 | Station closes to passenger and goods traffic |
Portessie railway station was a joint Highland Railway (HR) and Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) station at the junction between the Moray Coast Railway and the Buckie and Portessie Branch which also served the small fishing village of Portessie, in the parish of Rathven, Scottish county of Moray.
The HR station's platform was served by trains on the Buckie and Portessie Branch north of Keith until 1915 and remained open for freight from Buckie station until April 1944. The GNoSR station remained open until 6 May 1968 when it closed for both passenger and goods traffic.