[3] It served the sparsely populated rural area, but was mainly an interchange for the Macduff and Banff branch lines.

It was then closed by British Railways in October 1951 on the same date as the branch despite the main line north remaining open.

The north signal box worked the branch line, controlling the passing loop's north end, and access to a loading bank, with the south box, standing on the west side of the tracks, controlling the lines to the engine shed and sidings from the south.

[8] Although regular passengers services ceased in 1951 a SLS/RCTS Joint Scottish Tour visited Turriff on 13 June 1960 and another excursion ran in 1965.

In WWII fuel oil was transported to Turriff and was then piped to Ministry of Defence storage tanks which supplied local airfields.