Avoch railway station

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Avoch
Avoch railway station (site), Highland (geograph 4413772).jpg
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Highland Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Post-grouping LMSR
British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1894Station opened [1]
1 October 1951Station closed to passengers [1]
13 June 1960 [2] Line closed

Avoch railway station was a station on the single track branch of the Highland Railway, in north east Scotland. The line connected villages in The Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord.

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History

Opened by the Highland Railway in 1894, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.

Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose. [3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Rosehaugh   Highland Railway
Fortrose Branch
  Fortrose

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995)
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench- first edition- page 53
  3. Vallance, pages 44 - 45.

Sources

Coordinates: 57°34′08″N4°11′01″W / 57.56897°N 4.18364°W / 57.56897; -4.18364