Fochabers Town railway station
Fochabers Town | |||||
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 The site of the station in 1997 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Fochabers, Moray Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°37′16″N 3°06′31″W / 57.6211°N 3.1086°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NJ338595 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Highland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 23 October 1893 | Opened as Fochabers | ||||
| 1 July 1894 | Name changed to Fochabers Town | ||||
| 14 September 1931 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 28 March 1966 | Closed completely | ||||
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Fochabers Town railway station served the village of Fochabers, Moray, Scotland from 1893 to 1966 on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.
History
[edit]The station opened as Fochabers on 23 October 1893 by the Highland Railway. It was situated as a terminus of a branch line from Orbliston Junction The name was changed to Fochabers Town on 1 July 1894. The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931[1][2] and to goods traffic on 28 March 1966.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Fochabers Station (Site no. NJ35NW 56)". Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 184. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Approximate site of former Fochabers Town station, 1997". Geograph. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Highland Railway Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway |
Balnacoul Halt Line and station closed | ||
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