Mulben railway station

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Mulben
Mulben Station - geograph.org.uk - 415039.jpg
The site of the station in 2007
General information
Location Mulben, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates 57°32′35″N3°04′38″W / 57.5431°N 3.0772°W / 57.5431; -3.0772
Grid reference NJ356508
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 August 1858 (1858-08-18)Opened
7 December 1964 (1964-12-07)Closed
Location
Mulben railway station

Mulben railway station served the hamlet of Mulben, Moray, Scotland from 1858 to 1964 on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.

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History

The station opened on 18 August 1858 by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway. There were two signal boxes, one at the west end and one at the east end. To the south was the goods yard. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 7 December 1964. [1] [2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 306. OCLC   931112387.
  2. 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. p. 165. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Orton
Line open, station closed
  Highland Railway
Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway
  Tauchers Platform
Line open, station closed