Craigellachie railway station

Craigellachie railway station served the village of Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland from 1863 to 1968 on the Morayshire Railway and the Strathspey Railway.

Craigellachie
The site of the station in 1988
Location
Place	Craigellachie
Area	Moray
Coordinates	57.491°N 3.1821°W / 57.491; -3.1821
Grid reference	NT292451
Operations
Original company	Great North of Scotland Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms	3
History
1 July 1863 (1863-07-01)	Opened as Strathspey Junction
1 June 1864	Name changed to Craigellachie
6 May 1968	Closed to passengers
4 November 1968 (1968-11-04)	Closed completely
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History

The station opened as Strathspey Junction on 1 July 1863 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. It was renamed Craigellachie on 1 June 1864.[1] There was a large goods yard to the west.[2] The station closed to passengers on 6 May 1968 and to goods traffic on 4 November 1968.[3]

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 131
2. "RAILSCOT - Craigellachie". Railscot. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
3. "Remains of Craigellachie station, 1988". Geograph. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Blacksboat Line and station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway Strathspey Railway		Advie Line and station closed
Dandaleith Line and station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway Morayshire Railway		Terminus