Balnacoul Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Mosstodloch, Moray Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°37′23″N3°07′40″W / 57.623°N 3.1277°W |
Grid reference | NJ327597 |
Platforms | 2 |
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 Balnacoul Platform |
1904 | Name changed to Balnacoul |
1928 | Name changed to Balnacoul Halt |
14 September 1931 | Closed |
Balnacoul Halt railway station served the village of Mosstodloch, Moray, Scotland from 1893 to 1931 on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.
The station opened as Balnacoul Platform on 23 October 1893 by the Highland Railway. The suffix 'platform' was dropped in 1904 but 'halt' was added in 1928. [1] The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 September 1931. [2]
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Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Fochabers Town Line and station closed | Highland Railway Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway | Orbliston Junction Line and station closed |