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Hopeman railway station

Coordinates: 57°42′31″N 3°26′13″W / 57.7087°N 3.4369°W / 57.7087; -3.4369
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Hopeman
The former station platform in 2019
General information
LocationHopeman, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates57°42′31″N 3°26′13″W / 57.7087°N 3.4369°W / 57.7087; -3.4369
Grid referenceNJ144696
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 October 1892 (1892-10-10)Opened
1 January 1917Closed
2 June 1919Opened
14 September 1931Closed to passengers
30 December 1957 (1957-12-30)Closed completely

Hopeman railway station served the village of Hopeman, Moray, Scotland from 1892 to 1957 on the Highland Railway's branch line from Alves.

History

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The station opened on 10 October 1892 by the Highland Railway. The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931 and completely on 30 December 1957.[1] Between 1 January 1917 and 2 June 1919 passenger services, except school services, had been withdrawn as a wartime measure.[2]

Despite being closed to passengers the station was host to a LMS camping coach in 1935 and 1936 followed by three camping coaches from 1937 to 1939.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Hopeman Station (122436)". Canmore. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 245. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ 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. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
Hopeman Railway Station
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Highland Railway
Alves branch
  Cummingston
Line and station closed