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Buckpool railway station
Disused railway station in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Buckpool railway station was a railway station in Buckpool near Buckie in Moray. 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. The village and station were originally named Nether Buckie station[2] and the station was renamed 'Buckpool' on 1 January 1887, closing to regular passenger traffic on 7 March 1960, several years before the closure of the line itself in 1968.[3]
Buckpool | |
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![]() Buckpool railway station in 1961 | |
General information | |
Location | Buckpool, Moray Scotland |
Coordinates | 57.6729°N 2.9863°W / 57.6729; -2.9863 |
Grid reference | NJ 4125 6520 |
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 | station opened[1] as Nether Buckie |
1 January 1887 | renamed Buckpool |
7 March 1960 | Closed[1] |
In 1923 the GNoSR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 6 May 1968.