Aberlour railway station explained

Aberlour
Status:Disused
Borough:Aberlour, Moray
Country:Scotland
Platforms:2
Original:Strathspey Railway
Pregroup:Great North of Scotland Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 July 1863
Events:Station opens
Years1:18 October 1965
Events1:Station closes for passengers
Years2:15 November 1971
Events2:station closed for goods

Aberlour railway station served the village of Aberlour, Scotland, from 1863 to 1965.

History

The station was opened by the Strathspey Railway when it opened the first section of its railway between and on 1 July 1863.

It was the first station after the junction at Craigellachie, where the line met the Morayshire Railway line to .

Both the Strathspey and Morayshire railways were absorbed into the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1866 and 1881 respectively.

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1937 to 1939.[1] A coach was also positioned here by Scottish Region of British Railways from 1954 to 1955.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 18 October 1965 but the line was still open to freight until 15 November 1971.[3]

The site today

The site is now home to the Speyside Way Visitor Centre. The building has been enlarged and the old railway buildings are now a teashop.[4]

Further reading

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) . Foxline . 1997 . 1-870119-48-7. 11.
  2. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two) . Foxline . 1998 . 1-870119-53-3. 28.
  3. Book: Hurst, Geoffrey. 1992. Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. registration. Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Milepost Publications. 0-9477-9618-5. 65 (ref 2871).
  4. Web site: 9 lost railway stations around Scotland . The Scotsman . 5 June 2020 . 16 February 2017.