Aberchalder railway station

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Aberchalder
General information
Location Aberchalder, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates 57°05′53″N4°44′02″W / 57.098°N 4.734°W / 57.098; -4.734
Grid reference NH344040
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 July 1903Station opened
1 November 1911Station closed
1 August 1913Station opened
1 December 1933Station closed

Aberchalder railway station served the village of Aberchalder, in the county of Inverness-shire in Scotland.

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History

It was opened by the Highland Railway (Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway) on 22 July 1903. [1] It became part of the North British Railway, and so joined the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line closed to passenger traffic in 1933. [2]

The site today

Although the station building has been demolished the platform at Aberchalder remains. The southern end of the platform is intact whilst the remainder has been infilled up to the level of the platform though the coping stones are still clearly visible. The bridge still stands allowing one to overlook the site, which is now used by the logging industry as a site office. The course of the railway can be traced both north and south of the station, that south towards Loch Oich is clearly visible passing through the fields on a shallow raised embankment. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Thomas, John (1984). The West Highland Railway (3rd ed.). David St John Thomas. p. 175. ISBN   0946537143.
  2. ↑ "Fort-Augustus - Spean Bridge Route" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 24 November 1933. Retrieved 29 July 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Disused Stations: Aberchalder Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Invergarry   North British Railway
Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway 		  Fort Augustus


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