Fortrose railway station

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Fortrose
Fortrose railway station (site), Highland (geograph 4413804).jpg
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location Fortrose, Ross and Cromarty
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Highland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1894station opened
1 October 1951Station closed to passengers
13 June 1960 [1] Line closed
Location
Fortrose railway station

Fortrose was the terminus of a single track branch of the Highland Railway in north east Scotland. It connected villages in the Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord.

Contents

Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose. [2]

Other stations

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Avoch
Line and station closed		  Highland Railway
Fortrose Branch 		 Terminus

Notes

  1. ↑ Passengers No More - first edition- by G.Daniels and L.Dench page 53
  2. ↑ Vallance, pages 44 - 45.

References

57°34′56″N4°07′57″W / 57.5821°N 4.1326°W / 57.5821; -4.1326


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