Glencarron Platform railway station
| Glencarron Platform | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Glen Carron |
| Area | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°30′21″N 5°14′06″W / 57.5059°N 5.2349°WCoordinates: 57°30′21″N 5°14′06″W / 57.5059°N 5.2349°W |
| Grid reference | NH063508 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Dingwall and Skye Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
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Glencarron Platform was an intermediate halt on the Dingwall and Skye Railway between Achnashellach and Achnasheen.
It was built in 1873 for the benefit of a local landowner to serve his hunting lodge, in exchange for which the landowner authorised the railway to cross his land and bought a sizeable shareholding in the cash-strapped concern. Delightfully located in the isolated Glen Carron, the platform eventually began to be used by regular members of the travelling public alighting to explore the landscape or rejoining the train after walks. However, this traffic was not very substantial and along with two other Kyle line stations - Achterneed and Duncraig - it was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Report.
Occasionally trains continued to call, wholly unofficially, at both Glencarron and Duncraig. In 1974 Duncraig was restored to the public timetable. Glencarron was not accorded this honour and remained an unofficial stopping place, on prior request to the traincrew, into the 1990s. As an unofficial stopping place it received no maintenance and steadily decayed. Trains no longer stop here and little trace remains of the platform.
References
- Thomas, J. (1991). The Skye Railway. revised by Farrington, J. David St John Thomas Publisher.
- McConnel, D. (1997). Rails to Kyle of Lochalsh. The Oakwood Press.