Auchindachy railway station

Auchindachy
Location of the station (1997)
General information
Location	Auchindachy, Moray Scotland
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Keith and Dufftown Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
21 February 1862	Station opens as Botriphnie
October 1862	Station renamed Auchindachy
6 May 1968	Station closes
Location

Auchindachy railway station served the village of Auchindachy in Scotland. Served by the Keith and Dufftown railway it was on the Great North of Scotland line that ran from Keith to Elgin.

History

Opened by the Keith and Dufftown Railway (GNoSR). Then station passed on to the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948, it was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

The old railway buildings and platform remain next to the track. The buildings are now privately owned and lived in. The preserved Keith and Dufftown Railway runs pass this former station en route.

References

• R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1

• A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN   0-906899-99-0
• Station on navigable O. S. map
• Pictures of the station recently ^[ permanent dead link ]

External links

• Video footage of the station
• Keith and Dufftown Railway

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Keith Town		London and North Eastern Railway Keith and Dufftown Railway (GNoSR)		Towiemore Halt

57°30′51″N2°59′36″W / 57.51416°N 2.99344°W / 57.51416; -2.99344