Dava railway station

Dava
The site of the station in 2014
General information
Location	Scotland
Coordinates	57°25′48″N3°39′12″W / 57.4299°N 3.6534°W / 57.4299; -3.6534
Elevation	985 feet (300 m)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Closed	18 October 1865 (1865-10-18)
Original company	Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway [1]
Location

Dava railway station was opened in 1864, on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway, one year after the route was opened.

Station layout

The station layout was double platform (including passing loop). There was a standard Highland Railway overbridge connecting the platforms, at the north end of the platforms. The Railway Clearing House detailed that in 1904, the station could handle cattle, horseboxes, passengers and general goods, but it was not furnished with a steam crane to offload goods. ^[2]

Station location

At 985 feet above sea-level, ^[3] Dava was the third highest station on the Highland Railway network. The summit that followed south of the station (Dava Summit) reaches 1,052 feet.

The station was located in sparsely populated moorland, along a dirt track near the junction of the A939 and A940 (OS Grid Reference NJ008389). The purpose of a station at this location was to provide a passing loop with water columns (15 miles from Forres and 16 miles to the first junction at Boat of Garten), although the station did provide some facilities for the area, such as a post office.

The surrounding area is wild moorland (The Dava muir).

Closure

Goods services at Dava were first to end; the date of closure was 27 January 1964. A passenger service continued until 18 October 1965, when the station closed completely. ^[4]

Remains

The station building, stationmaster's house, and platforms still remain. The stationmaster's house is a private residence. The standard overbridge no longer exists.

Bus substitution

No replacement bus services exist to Dava. This remote area has not been served by public transport since the railway closed.

References

1. 1923 Railway Clearing House Map of Scotland. London: Railway Clearing House. 1923. p. 15. OCLC   1346478521.
2. The Railway Clearing House (London) handbook of railway stations. 1904. Newton Abbot: David, Charles. 1970 [1904]. p. 157. ISBN   0715351206.
3. Vallance, H. A.; Clinker, C. R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1996). The Highland Railway (5 ed.). Isle of Colonsay, Argyll: House of Lochar. p. 208. ISBN   1899863079.
4. Vallance, H. A.; Clinker, C. R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1996). The Highland Railway (5 ed.). Isle of Colonsay, Argyll: House of Lochar. p. 202. ISBN   1899863079.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dunphail Line and Station closed		Inverness and Perth Junction Railway		Castle Grant platform Line and Station closed