Knock railway station (Scotland)

Knock railway station was an intermediate stop situated on the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) line from Grange and Cairnie Junction to Tillynaught. Knock served the rural community and later the Knockdhu Distillery 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.

For the Belfast station of the same name, see Knock railway station.

Knock (Banffshire)
General information
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.563759°N 2.760216°W / 57.563759; -2.760216
Grid referenceNJ 553 545
Platforms1 (2)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
30 July 1859Opened
6 May 1968Closed to passengers

Knock was opened in 1859 by the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway, and in 1867 was absorbed by the GNoSR who took over the line and then operating it until grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the ex-GNoSR lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.

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