Fortrose railway station
| Fortrose | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Fortrose |
| Area | Ross and Cromarty |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Fortrose Branch of the Highland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland |
| Post-grouping |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 February 1894 | station opened |
| 1 October 1951 | Station closed to passengers |
| 13 October 1960 | Line closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Fortrose was the terminus of a single track branch of the Highland Railway, in north east Scotland. It connected villages in The Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord.
Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose.[1]
Other stations
- Muir of Ord - still open
- Redcastle
- Allangrange
- Munlochy
- Avoch
- Fortrose - town
Notes
- ↑ Vallance, pages 44 - 45.
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Vallance, H.A. (1985). The Highland Railway. 4th Extended edition: extra material by C.R. Clinker and Anthony J. Lambert. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
External links
Coordinates: 57°34′56″N 4°07′57″W / 57.5821°N 4.1326°W
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