Rothienorman railway station

Former railway station in Scotland

57°24′36″N 2°27′43″W / 57.410°N 2.462°W / 57.410; -2.462Grid referenceNJ 723 356Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBanff, Macduff and Turriff Junction RailwayPre-groupingGreat North of Scotland RailwayKey dates5 September 1857opened to passengers and goods1 October 1951closed to passengers3 January 1966Closed to goods

Rothienorman railway station, Rothie or Rothie Norman[1] was a railway station in Rothienorman, Aberdeenshire on the rural branchline to Macduff.[2] It lay 7.25 miles (11.7 km) from the junction at Inveramsay[3] at 392 feet (119 m) above sea level, the summit of the line.[4] The station served the village and the nearby Rothie Norman House and estate.

History and infrastructure

The station was known as 'Rothie' from 1857 to 1870 and 'Rothie Norman' from 1870 to 1951. The signal box was opened on 24 December 1894 and closed on 11 December 1961[3] but remained for a further year as a level crossing gate box. The station had two platforms connected by a pedestrian overbridge with a passing loop. A small wooden shelter stood on the up platform as did the signal box and the level crossing over a minor road to the south.[5]

The main station buildings, typical of other stations on the line, stood on the down platform on the same side as the village.[6] Several sidings and a goods shed stood to the south of the level crossing on the down side of the passing loop.[6] Another siding lay to the north of the down platform end.[6] The goods yard had a weighing machine and a crane with a 1 long ton 5 cwt (2,800 lb or 1.3 t) lift.[7] Passenger services were withdrawn after 30 September 1951.[8] The line closed to goods on 3 January 1966.

Present condition

The station buildings and platform have been demolished and a primary school car park sits on the site.

Previous services

All passenger trains stopped at the station.[9]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wartle
Line and Station closed 		  Great North of Scotland Railway
Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway 		  Fyvie
Line and Station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ McLeish, p.19
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  3. ^ a b McLeish p.79
  4. ^ McLeish p.26
  5. ^ McLeish p.68
  6. ^ a b c McLeish, p.21
  7. ^ McLeish, p.39
  8. ^ "Withdrawal of passenger service". Evening Express. 17 September 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. ^ McLeish, p.40

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • McLeish, Duncan (2014). Rails to Banff, Macduff and Oldmeldrum. Pub. GNoSRA. ISBN 978-0902343-26-9.
  • RAILSCOT on Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway


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