Findochty railway station
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Findochty | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Findochty, Moray Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°41′48″N 2°53′52″W / 57.69668°N 2.897671°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NJ 46590 67783 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 May 1886 | Great North of Scotland station opened[1] | ||||
| 6 May 1968[2] | Closed | ||||
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Findochty railway station was a railway station in the small fishing village of Findochty, Moray about 3 miles to the east of Buckie. The railway station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1886, served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains.
In 1923 the GNoSR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The station and line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 6 May 1968.[3]
Background
In 1881 the Great North of Scotland Railway put a bill to parliament to extend its Portsoy line along the Moray Firth as far as Buckie.[4] In 1882 the Great North of Scotland applied for permission to build a 25+1⁄4-mile (40.6 km) line from Portsoy following the coast to Buckie and then running on to Elgin.
Great North of Scotland Railway
The GNoSR station opened as 'Findochty' on 1 May 1886[2] with the central section of the coast line, served by through Aberdeen to Elgin trains.[5] In 1923 the Great North of Scotland Railway was absorbed by the London and North Eastern Railway. This was nationalised in 1948, and services provided by British Railways. The station and line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's in his report "The Reshaping of British Railways"[6] and closed on 6 May 1968.[7][8]