Clachnaharry railway station
Clachnaharry | |||||
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The site of the station, looking west towards Bunchrew, in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Clachnaharry, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°29′20″N 4°15′27″W / 57.4889°N 4.2576°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NH647465 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Highland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 April 1868 | Opened | ||||
| 1 April 1913 | Closed | ||||
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Clachnaharry railway station served the village of Clachnaharry, Highland, Scotland from 1868 to 1913 on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
History
The station opened on 1 April 1868[1] by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 1 April 1913.[2]
The nearby signal box of Clachnaharry is the last one in service on the line, for the sake of controlling the swing bridge over the Caledonian Canal.[3]
References
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 120
- ^ H A Vallance, C R Clinker, Anthony J Lambert, The Highland Railway, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1985, p. 97
- ^ Michael Williams: On the Slow Train Again, Twelve Great British Railway Journeys, Cornerstone, 2012, p. 29; John Thomas and David Turnock, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 15: North of Scotland, David & Charles (Publishers), Newton Abbot, 1989, p. 309
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Inverness Line and station open |
Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Bunchrew Line open, station closed | ||