Urquhart railway station
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Urquhart | |||||
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_geograph-4045671-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg) The remains of Urquhart Station in 1988 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Urquhart, Moray Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°39′07″N 3°11′46″W / 57.651853°N 3.196080°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NJ 28747 63070 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 12 August 1884 | station opened[1] | ||||
| 6 May 1968 | Closed[2] | ||||
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Urquhart railway station was a railway station serving the village of Urquhart, parish of Urquhart, Moray. The railway station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1884,[3] served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains.
In 1923 the GNoSR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 6 May 1968.[3][4]
Background
In 1881 the Great North of Scotland Railway put a bill to parliament to extend its Portsoy line along the Moray Firth as far as Buckie.[5] In 1882 the Great North of Scotland applied for permission to build a 25+1⁄4-mile (40.6 km) line from Portsoy following the coast to Buckie and then running on to Elgin.
Great North of Scotland Railway
The GNoSR station opened as Urquhart on 12 August 1884,[3] served by through Aberdeen to Elgin trains.[6] In the 1923 Grouping, the Great North of Scotland Railway was absorbed by the London and North Eastern Railway. This company was nationalised in 1948, and services were then provided by British Railways. The station and line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching in his report "The Reshaping of British Railways"[7] and closed on 6 May 1968.[8][9]
