Ordens railway station

57°38′52″N 2°38′04″W / 57.647787°N 2.634485°W / 57.647787; -2.634485Grid referenceNJ 362 862Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBanff, Portsoy and Strathisla RailwayPre-groupingGreat North of Scotland RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates30 July 1859^[1]Opened as OrdensOctober 1863^[1]Service restricted1911^[1]Reopened as Ordens Platform14 July 1924^[1]Renamed Ordens Halt and service restored6 July 1964^[1]Closed to all traffic

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.

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for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.^[3] Passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station finally closed in 1968.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.

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.^[8]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Tillynaught Towards Grange		Great North of Scotland Banff branch		Ladysbridge Towards Banff

Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Legend
Banff Golf Club House Bridgefoot Halt Ladysbridge Ordens Portsoy Harbour Portsoy (first) ( goods only after 1884 ) Portsoy (second) Moray Coast Rly Tillynaught Cornhill Glenbarry Knock Millegin Great North of Scotland Railway to Keith Grange curve to Aberdeen opened 1886 Cairnie Junction Rothiemay Huntly Great North of Scotland Railway to Aberdeen
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See also

• List of Great North of Scotland Railway stations

References

Notes

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.
• Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN 0-9547346-1-0.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

External links

• RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
• GNoSR Blog