Keith Town railway station explained

Keith Town
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Keith, Moray
Country:	Scotland
Coordinates:	57.5434°N -2.9557°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	1
Original:	Keith and Dufftown Railway
Pregroup:	Great North of Scotland Railway
Postgroup:	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Events:	Opened as Earlsmill
Years1:	1 May 1897
Events1:	Name changed to Keith Town
Years2:	6 May 1968
Events2:	Closed
Events3:	Reopened as a preserved station

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

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.

Stationmasters

• Robert Milne (formerly station master at Drummuir)
• James Maconnachie until 1891
• Charles Kennedy 1891 - 1901^[2]
• Robert Taylor from 1901^[3] (formerly station master at Advie)
• Archibald Munro 1931 - 1942^[4] (formerly station master at Peterhead, also station master at Keith)
• William Barclay until 1949^[5] (also station master at Keith)
• William A. Graham from 1949^[6] (formerly station master at Longtown, Cumberland, also station master at Keith)

External links

• Keith Town Video and narration

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keith Town Station. Canmore. 24 August 2019.
2. News: . Death of an Old Servant of the Great North Company . Elgin Courant, and Morayshire Advertiser . Scotland . 9 April 1901 . 13 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
3. News: . Keith . Huntly Express . Scotland . 24 May 1901 . 13 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
4. News: . 46 year’s railway service . Aberdeen Weekly Journal . Scotland . 2 July 1942 . 13 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
5. News: . Nearly 50 years on the railway . Aberdeen Press and Journal . Scotland . 7 December 1949 . 13 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
6. News: . New Stationmaster for Keith . Aberdeen Press and Journal . Scotland . 26 December 1949 . 13 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .