Millegin railway station (original) (raw)
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Former railway station in Scotland
| MilleginMillagan | |
|---|---|
 Millegin near Bridge of Millegin |
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| General information | |
| Location | Banff, Aberdeenshire, AberdeenshireScotland |
| Coordinates | 57°32′44″N 2°48′33″W / 57.545593°N 2.809213°W / 57.545593; -2.809213 |
| Grid reference | NJ 516 508 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 30 July 1859[1] | Opened |
| October 1860[1] | Closed to passengers |
Millegin railway station, Millagan railway station[1] or later Millegin Siding[2] was briefly an intermediate stop situated[3] on what became the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) line from Grange and Cairnie Junction to Tillynaught. Millegin served the rural community and the nearby saw mill in Banffshire. The line northwards ran to Tillynaught where it split to reach Banff by a branch line or Elgin by the Moray Coast line.
Millegin was opened in 1859 by the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway,[4] and closed to passengers in October 1860, remaining as a freight siding that was however lifted by 1902.[5] The line passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and was, like the rest of the ex-GNoSR lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report, closure notices were issued in 1963.[6]
Station infrastructure
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In 1867 the OS map shows that the station had closed and only a siding was present with a loading dock,[7][8] by 1902 the siding had been lifted.[9]
No physical remains of the station or siding are visible on site.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | GrangeTowards Grange | | Great North of ScotlandBanff branch | | KnockTowards Banff |
| Banff, Portsoy andStrathisla Railway |
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| Legend |
 Banff  Golf Club House Bridgefoot Halt Ladysbridge Ordens   Portsoy Harbour Portsoy (first) ( goods onlyafter 1884 )      Portsoy (second)  Moray Coast Rly     Tillynaught Cornhill Glenbarry Knock Millegin   Great North of Scotland Railwayto Keith  Grange   curve to Aberdeenopened 1886 Cairnie Junction Rothiemay  Huntly   Great North of Scotland Railwayto Aberdeen |
| This diagram: viewtalkedit |
Notes
- ^ a b c Butt (1995), p. 160.
- ^ Banffshire, Sheet XV (includes: Fordyce; Grange; Marnoch; Ordiquhill; Rothiemay). Survey date: 1867. Publication date: 1871.
- ^ Butt (1995), p. 137.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 28.
- ^ Banffshire Sheet XV.SW (includes: Grange; Rothiemay). Publication date: 1905. Date revised: 1902
- ^ Maxtone (2005), p. 55.
- ^ Scotlands Places
- ^ Banffshire, Sheet XV (includes: Fordyce; Grange; Marnoch; Ordiquhill; Rothiemay). Survey date: 1867. Publication date: 1871.
- ^ Banffshire Sheet XV.NW (includes: Grange). Publication date: 1905. Date revised: 1902.
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.
- RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
- The Banff Branch