Castle Grant platform railway station explained

Castle Grant platform railway station was a railway station serving Castle Grant, in Strathspey in Scotland.

History

This station was opened with the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway in 1863. The station closed in 1949,^[1] the line closing in 1965.

Location

This was a private halt located at the overbridge and lodge at the gatehouse of Castle Grant . The overbridge is where the railway crosses the A939 road north of Grantown-on-Spey

'...in acknowledgement of the great facilities given by the Earl of Seafield in the formation of the railway through his estates' http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/gardens_search_results/gardenssearchmoreinfo.htm?s=&r=&bool=0&PageID=2158&more_info=Site

Remains

Some concrete platform stumps remain along the trackbed (in various states) near the lodge.

Sources

• http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/gardens_search_results/gardenssearchmoreinfo.htm?s=&r=&bool=0&PageID=2158&more_info=Site Historic Scotland - mentions Castle Grant halt.

57.3521°N -3.6089°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 116. 931112387.