Fochabers Town railway station

Fochabers Town
The site of the station in 1997
General information
Location	Fochabers, Moray Scotland
Coordinates	57°37′16″N3°06′31″W / 57.6211°N 3.1086°W / 57.6211; -3.1086
Grid reference	NJ338595
Platforms	1
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 (1893-10-23)	Opened as Fochabers
1 July 1894	Name changed to Fochabers Town
14 September 1931	Closed to passengers
28 March 1966 (1966-03-28)	Closed completely
Location

Fochabers Town railway station served the village of Fochabers, Moray, Scotland from 1893 to 1966 on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.

History

The station opened as Fochabers on 23 October 1893 by the Highland Railway. It was situated as a terminus of a branch line from Orbliston Junction The name was changed to Fochabers Town on 1 July 1894. The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931 ^{[1] [2]} and to goods traffic on 28 March 1966. ^[3]

References

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Fochabers Station (Site no. NJ35NW 56)" . Retrieved 27 June 2025.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 184. OCLC   931112387.
3. "Approximate site of former Fochabers Town station, 1997". Geograph. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		Highland Railway Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway		Balnacoul Halt Line and station closed