Macduff railway station was a railway station serving the settlements of Banff and Macduff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the terminus of a branch line from Inveramsay. It was opened in 1872 by

Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway The Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway was a railway company that connected the Aberdeenshire town of Turriff with the main line of the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) at Inveramsay. It had earlier been intended to reach Macdu ...

which was later absorbed by the

Great North of Scotland Railway The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country. Formed in 1845, it carried its first passengers the fro ...

. Prior to the station being built, Macduff was served by Banff & Macduff station, almost a mile from the town. The preceding station on the line into Macduff was Banff Bridge, on the Macduff side of the bridge leading to neighbouring Banff. Banff itself had Banff Harbour station on a different line. Macduff station was closed for passenger traffic from 1 October 1951 and completely in 1961 when freight traffic ceased.

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Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1872 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 1961 disestablishments in Scotland 1872 establishments in Scotland Macduff, Aberdeenshire {{Aberdeenshire-railstation-stub