Evanton railway station

Evanton
Evanton
	Caledonian Railway 72 Class No. 54496 at Evanton in September 1957.
General information
Location	Evanton, Highland ; Scotland
Coordinates	57°40′02″N4°19′31″W / 57.6673°N 4.3253°W
Grid reference	NH612664
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
23 May 1863	Station opened as "Novar"
1 June 1937	Renamed
13 June 1960	Closed to passengers
2 November 1964	Closed to goods

Last updated November 13, 2024

Evanton railway station was a railway station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway. It was situated to the east of the village of Evanton.

History

The line became part of the Highland Railway on 1 February 1865, then, at grouping in 1923, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.^{[ citation needed ]}

The station was originally opened on 23 May 1863 when it was known as "Novar".^[1]^[2] It was renamed "Evanton" on 12 June 1937 and closed to passengers on 13 June 1960.^[3]^[2] Goods facilities were withdrawn on 2 November 1964.^[4]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Foulis Line open, station closed		Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway		Alness Line and station open

Proposed reopening

In May 2013, the reopening of the station was proposed by Highland Councillor Martin Rattray, following on from the successful reopenings of Beauly and Conon Bridge.^[5]^[6] The proposal is also backed by the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership, but received a setback in 2019 when Transport Scotland refused, for the second time, funding for a £15,000 feasibility study.^[7]

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References

Notes

↑ Butt 1995, p. 175.
1 2 Quick 2009, p. 167.
↑ Butt 1995, pp. 92, 175.
↑ Clinker 1988, p. 46.
↑ Nigel Harris, ed. (17–30 April 2013). "Moves to re-open Evanton station". RAIL (720): 24.
↑ Mackenzie, Jackie (22 March 2013). "New Ross rail plan is on track". North Star. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ "Fight to re-open north railway station continues". The Press and Journal. 29 September 2019.

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Clinker, C. R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC 655703233.
Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

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Evanton station on a navigable 1947 O.S. map

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[FOOTNOTEButt1995175-1] Butt 1995, p. 175.

[FOOTNOTEQuick2009167-2] 1 2 Quick 2009, p. 167.

[FOOTNOTEButt199592,_175-3] Butt 1995, pp. 92, 175.

[FOOTNOTEClinker198846-4] Clinker 1988, p. 46.

[5] Nigel Harris, ed. (17–30 April 2013). "Moves to re-open Evanton station". RAIL (720): 24.

[6] Mackenzie, Jackie (22 March 2013). "New Ross rail plan is on track". North Star. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

[7] "Fight to re-open north railway station continues". The Press and Journal. 29 September 2019.

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