Millegin railway station

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

Millagan
Millegin near Bridge of Millegin
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.545593°N 2.809213°W / 57.545593; -2.809213
Grid referenceNJ 516 508
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
30 July 1859[1]Opened
October 1860[1]Closed to passengers

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

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.[10]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Grange
Towards Grange		   Great North of Scotland
Banff branch		   Knock
Towards Banff
Banff, Portsoy and
Strathisla Railway
Overview
LocaleScotland
History
Opened1859
Successor lineGreat North of Scotland Railway
Closed1968
Technical
Line length19 1⁄2 miles (31.4 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
 Banff
 Golf Club House
 Bridgefoot Halt
 Ladysbridge
 Ordens
Portsoy Harbour
Portsoy
1st station
Goods only after 1884
Portsoy
2nd station and line to Tochieneal
opened in 1884, through to Elgin in 1886
Tillynaught
Cornhill
 Glenbarry
 Knock
 Millegin
to Keith
Grange
Curve giving access from
Aberdeen opened in 1886
Cairnie Junction
(opened 1897)
Rothiemay
Huntly

See also

References
Notes
  1. Butt (1995), p. 160.
  2. Banffshire, Sheet XV (includes: Fordyce; Grange; Marnoch; Ordiquhill; Rothiemay). Survey date: 1867. Publication date: 1871.
  3. Butt (1995), p. 137.
  4. Butt 1995, p. 28.
  5. Banffshire Sheet XV.SW (includes: Grange; Rothiemay). Publication date: 1905. Date revised: 1902
  6. Maxtone (2005), p. 55.
  7. Scotlands Places
  8. Banffshire, Sheet XV (includes: Fordyce; Grange; Marnoch; Ordiquhill; Rothiemay). Survey date: 1867. Publication date: 1871.
  9. Banffshire Sheet XV.NW (includes: Grange). Publication date: 1905. Date revised: 1902.
  10. RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN 0-9547346-1-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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