Rathven
Location type
StationName and dates
Rathven (1884-1915)Opened on the Buckie and Portessie Branch (Highland Railway).
Description
This was a single platform station with a goods yard to the east of the station, served from the north. Rathven itself is to the north east.
The platform was on the east side of the line. It had a Highland Railway timber station building, similar to that found elsewhere on the company's lines such as at Burghead [2nd]. There was a small box, opened in 1884 with the line, at the north end of the platform.
The station's goods yard handled traffic, particularly coal, for the nearby Inchgower Distillery.
The Seafields, of Cullen House, preferred this station to Cullen, despite the latter being closer to their house.
The station closed in 1915 as a wartime economy. Track was lifted in 1918. Although later relaid the line did not reopen and was dismantled again in 1937.
The station site is largely vacant, partly built over. Railway cottages survive on the west side of the former station.
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StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
02/11/2019
| Nearby stations Buckie [HR] Buckie [GNSR] Letterfourie Portessie [HR] Portessie [GNSR] Buckpool Findochty Enzie Portgordon Portknockie Cullen Tochieneal Spey Bay Garmouth Fochabers Town | Buckie Maltings Buckie Shipyard Forsyths Works [Buckie] Jones Buckie Shipyard Portessie Shed Findochty Junction Cairnfield Viaduct Portgordon Maltings Cullen Burn Viaduct Cullen North Deskford Street Bridge Cullen Castle Street Viaduct Tourist/other Inchgower Distillery Cluny Harbour Cullen House Deskford Church |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/08/1884 | Buckie and Portessie Branch (Highland Railway) Line opened. Stations opened at Forgie, Enzie, Drybridge Platform, Rathven, Buckie [HR] and Portessie [HR], along with Portessie Shed. |
