Grantown-on-Spey (East) railway station

Grantown-on-Spey
Site of the station, 2008
General information
Location	Grantown-on-Spey, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	57°18′58″N3°35′53″W / 57.316°N 3.598°W / 57.316; -3.598
Grid reference	NJ038261
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Strathspey Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1863	Station opens
18 October 1965	closed for passengers
2 November 1968	Station closed completely
Location

Grantown-on-Spey (East) railway station served the town of Grantown-on-Spey, in Scotland. It was one of two railway stations serving the town, the other being Grantown-on-Spey (West).

It was situated to the south-east of the town, on the opposite side of the River Spey.

Restoration

In 2015 Revack Lodge Estate announced plans to develop the station site as a heritage centre. This will involve renovating the old station buildings into a craft shop, and converting an old railway carriage into a cafe. It will also feature a Highland games demonstration area. ^{[1] [2]}

Grantown East: Highland Heritage & Cultural Centre

Revack Estate owner Karen Blessington is behind the redevelopment of the derelict former Speyside Line station into Grantown East the Highland Heritage and Cultural Centre. ^[3] In 2018 the renovations to the former Grantown East station were complete. The station reopened as the Highland Heritage and Cultural Centre exactly fifty years after the last train passed through.

References

1. Kerr, David (19 December 2015). "Plans for craft centre at disused Grantown rail station approved". Press and Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
2. "Grantown East station given lease of life as heritage centre - Heritage Railway". 28 December 2018.
3. Ruby Ray: “Schuyler Helford Bio – From Age, Height & Parents To Dating Affair With Josh Groban, Including Her Net Worth” CelebsBlurb.COM2019.04.05. (See photo.)

External links

• Grantown East: Highland Heritage & Cultural Centre

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Cromdale		Great North of Scotland Railway Strathspey Railway		Ballifurth Farm Halt