Rafford railway station
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Rafford railway station at Rafford in Scotland was opened with the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway in 1863.
A full layout was provided (with a goods yard). The station was closed after only 2 years in operation.
The station was located in a sparsely populated area, about a mile from the village of Rafford. The station was not a success and closed very early in the I&PJ history, in 1865.[1][2]
It was also the place where the curve and incline to eventually meet with a gradient of 1-in-70, as the trains began to climb to Dava Muir. Locomotives often reversed before re-attempting at speed.
After closure
The wooden station building was moved south, down the line to the I&PJ station at Aberfeldy. This was eventually replaced by a permanent structure and the Rafford building was lost. Aberfeldy was completely demolished after closure in 1965.