Keith Town railway station

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Keith Town
Keith Town station 2015 I.jpg
The preserved station in 2015
General information
Location Keith, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates 57°32′36″N2°57′21″W / 57.5434°N 2.9557°W / 57.5434; -2.9557 Coordinates: 57°32′36″N2°57′21″W / 57.5434°N 2.9557°W / 57.5434; -2.9557
Grid reference NJ428507
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Keith and Dufftown Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
21 February 1862 (1862-02-21)Opened as Earlsmill
1 May 1897Name changed to Keith Town
6 May 1968Closed
2005 (2005)Reopened as a preserved station

Keith Town railway station serves the town of Keith, Moray on the Keith and Dufftown Railway.

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History

The station opened as Earlsmill on 21 February 1862 by the Keith and Dufftown Railway. It was renamed Keith Town on 1 May 1897. The station closed on 6 May 1968 and the station building and booking office were later demolished. [1] In 2005, the Keith and Dufftown Association reopened the station as a preserved station and rebuilt it.

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References

  1. "Keith Town Station". Canmore. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. "Death of an Old Servant of the Great North Company" . Elgin Courant, and Morayshire Advertiser. Scotland. 9 April 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Keith" . Huntly Express. Scotland. 24 May 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "46 year's railway service" . Aberdeen Weekly Journal. Scotland. 2 July 1942. Retrieved 13 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Nearly 50 years on the railway" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "New Stationmaster for Keith" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 26 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Auchindachy
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Keith and Dufftown Railway
  Strathisla Mills
Line and station closed