Hoy railway station explained

Hoy
Status:Disused
Borough:Near Halkirk, Highland
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:58.5233°N -3.4644°W
Platforms:1
Original:Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pregroup:Highland Railway
Postgroup:LMS
Years:1 October 1874
Events:Opened
Years1:29 November 1965
Events1:Closed

Hoy was a railway station located northeast of Halkirk, Highland.

History

The station did not open with the rest of the Sutherland and Caithness Railway on 28 July 1874, but a station here was still considered, depending on traffic levels.[1] It instead opened on 1 October 1874, and closed on 29 November 1965.

It was located on the north side of the B874 road on the east side of the village of Halkirk, next to the current railway level crossing. Also at the former station site are military fuel tanks, visible as grass covered mounds, that were built to serve nearby airfields.[2]

The Halkirk Games, first organized in 1886, were held in a nearby field.[3]

Along with and, it was one of three stations serving Halkirk prior to the 1960s.[4] Georgemas Junction, which is east of Halkirk village, remains open.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Inspection and Opening of the Caithness Railway. Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle. 28 July 1874. 1 February 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription.
  2. Web site: Military Tank, Hoy Station . Highland Historic Environment Record.
  3. Web site: Halkirk Highland Games - History . Halkirk Highland Games . 2008-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509122114/http://www.halkirkgames.co.uk/history.asp . 9 May 2008 . dmy-all .
  4. Memories of Halkirk from 1920 . Jessie . Paul . Caithness Field Club Bulletin . July 1994.