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
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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

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 / 57.58996; -3.81066


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