Rothienorman railway station

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Rothienorman
Rothienorman railway station (site), Aberdeenshire (geograph 6260355).jpg
Site of the old railway station
LocationRothienorman, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°24′36″N 2°27′43″W / 57.410°N 2.462°W / 57.410; -2.462Coordinates: 57°24′36″N 2°27′43″W / 57.410°N 2.462°W / 57.410; -2.462
Grid referenceNJ 723 356
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
5 September 1857opened to passengers and goods
1 November 1951closed to passengers
3 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][3] It lay 7.25 miles (11.7 km) from the junction at Inveramsay[4] at 392 feet (119 m) above sea level, the summit of the line.[5] 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.[6] The signalbox was opened on 24 December 1894 and closed on 11 December 1961[4] but remained for a further year as a level crossing gate box.[6] 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 signalbox and the level crossing over a minor road to the south.[7]

The main station buildings, typical of other stations on the line, stood on the down platform on the same side as the village.[8] Several sidings and a goods shed stood to the south of the level crossing on the down side of the passing loop.[8] Another siding lay to the north of the down platform end.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

Previous services[]

All passenger trains stopped at the station.[11]


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. ^ RAILSCOT
  4. ^ a b McLeish p.79
  5. ^ McLeish p.26
  6. ^ a b RailScot - Rothienorman
  7. ^ McLeish p.68
  8. ^ a b c McLeish, p.21
  9. ^ McLeish, p.39
  10. ^ RailScot - Rothienorman
  11. ^ McLeish, p.40

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.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • 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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