Gairlochy railway station

Gairlochy was a railway station in western Scotland. It was the first station on the Highland Railway's branch to Fort Augustus (originally the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway). It opened in 1903 and was closed in 1947.[1]

Gairlochy
Location
Place	Scotland
Area	Inverness-shire
Coordinates	56.9077°N 4.9769°W / 56.9077; -4.9769
Grid reference	NN188835
Operations
Original company	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway North British Railway
Platforms	2
History
22 July 1903	Station opened
1 November 1911	Station closed
1 August 1913	Station re-opened
1 December 1933	Station closed to passengers
31 December 1946	Station closed for freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 22 July 1903.[2] The Highland Railway company appointed Donald Macdonald as station master in 1903.[3] The station was operated by the Highland Railway from 1903 to 1907, and then by the North British Railway until 1922.[4] From 1923 it was operated by the London and North Eastern Railway.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Spean Bridge		North British Railway Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway		Invergloy Platform

External links

• Gairlochy station on navigable O. S. map

References

1. Nick Catford. "Disused Stations- Site Record for Gairlochy". Retrieved 3 June 2017.
2. Thomas, John (1984). The West Highland Railway (3rd ed.). David St John Thomas. p. 175. ISBN 0946537143.
3. "The opening of the Invergarry and Fort-Augustus Railway. Station Appointments". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 17 July 1903. Retrieved 29 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Fort Augustus Railway. Departing Officials". Inverness Courier. Scotland. 7 May 1907. Retrieved 29 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.