Killiecrankie railway station
Killiecrankie railway station served the village of Killiecrankie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1864 to 1965.
| Killiecrankie | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Killiecrankie |
| Area | Perth and Kinross |
| Coordinates | 56.744382°N 3.779705°W |
| Grid reference | NN912627 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1864 | Opened |
| 3 May 1965 | Closed |
| 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 was opened on 1 July 1864 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJn).[1] The line through the station site had been built quicker, opening on 9 September 1863 when the I&PJn opened the section from Aviemore to Pitlochry, than the stations could be finished.[2]
On 28 June 1865 the I&PJn amalgamated with the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway to form the Highland Railway.[3]
The goods yard was situated south of the line and was able to handle most types of goods including live stock.[4][5]
On Saturday 13 February 1915 the 8.40am express train from Inverness to Perth derailed at the south end of Killiecrankie station. Three vehicles left the rails close to the River Garry which runs fifty feet below the railway embankment. A fourth vehicle left the rails in the middle of the tunnel, 200 yards further on but remained upright. The accident was attributed to one wagon having left the rails passing Blair Atholl, thus fouling the points at Killiecrankie North. The forward part of the train continued to Perth, but the line was blocked for 12 hours.[6]
There were two signal boxes: the north box was on the south side of the line and the south box was opposite the goods yard; these boxes closed 1920 and 1963 respectively. A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1962 to 1963.[7]
The station closed to passengers on 3 May 1965 when local passenger services between Perth and Inverness were withdrawn.[1][8]
References
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 235.
- Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. 15 The North of Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 235 & 316. ISBN 0-946537-03-8.
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- "Killiecrankie station on OS 25 inch map Perth and Clackmannanshire XXX.8 (Blair Atholl; Moulin)". National Library of Scotland. 1900. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 292. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
- "Railway accident at Killiecrankie". Strathearn Herald. Scotland. 20 February 1915. Retrieved 14 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 13. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 36 (ref 1708). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
External links
- "RAILSCOT - Killiecrankie". Railscot. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Island Platform Line open, station closed |
Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
Pitlochry Line and station open | ||