Auldearn railway station
| Aldearn | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Auldearn |
| Area | Highland |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Highland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| History | |
| 1896 | Station opened |
| 6 June 1960 | Station Closed |
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Aldearn was a railway station located near Nairn, in the Scottish administrative area of Highland. The station was on the line from Aberdeen to Inverness.
History
Opened by the Highland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today
Trains still pass the site on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.
References
- RAILSCOT on Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie Line open, Station closed |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Highland Railway |
Nairn Line and station open | ||
Coordinates: 57°35′24″N 3°48′38″W / 57.58996°N 3.81066°W
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