Castle Stuart Platform railway station

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Castle Stuart Platform
Castle Stuart Platform railway station (site), Highland (geograph 5410760).jpg
The site of the station in 2017
General information
Location Castle Stuart, Highland
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Inverness and Nairn Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 November 1855Open
1938Closed

Castle Stuart Platform was a railway station located near Castle Stuart, to the east of Inverness, now in Highland council area. Opened in 1855 to serve Castle Stuart, the ancestral home of the Earls of Moray, it wasn't listed in public timetables and closed 1938. [1] The structure was still extant as late as 1951, but no trace of it now remains. [2]

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 116
  2. Disused Stations - Castle Stuart Platform Disused Stations Site Record; Retrieved 17 August 2016
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dalcross
Station closed; Line open
  Inverness and Nairn Railway   Allanfearn
Station closed; Line open

Coordinates: 57°30′59″N4°05′43″W / 57.51645°N 4.09514°W / 57.51645; -4.09514