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Aberlour railway station

Coordinates: 57°28′17″N 3°13′32″W / 57.47130°N 3.22557°W / 57.47130; -3.22557
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Aberlour
Aberlour railway station in 2006
General information
LocationAberlour, Moray
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStrathspey Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1863Station opens
18 October 1965Station closes for passengers
15 November 1971station closed for goods

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

History

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The station was opened by the Strathspey Railway when it opened the first section of its railway between Dufftown and Nethy Bridge on 1 July 1863.[1][2]

It was the first station after the junction at Craigellachie, where the line met the Morayshire Railway line to Elgin.[2][3]

Both the Strathspey and Morayshire railways were absorbed into the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1866 and 1881 respectively.[4]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1937 to 1939.[5] A coach was also positioned here by Scottish Region of British Railways from 1954 to 1955.[6]

The station closed to passengers on 18 October 1965 but the line was still open to freight until 15 November 1971.[1][7]

The site today

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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.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 543. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  3. ^ Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  4. ^ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 387 & 543. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  5. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 11. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  6. ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 28. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  7. ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 65 (ref 2871). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  8. ^ "9 lost railway stations around Scotland". The Scotsman. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

Further reading

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  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dailuaine Halt   Great North of Scotland Railway
Strathspey Railway
  Craigellachie

57°28′17″N 3°13′32″W / 57.47130°N 3.22557°W / 57.47130; -3.22557