Rothes railway station
Disused railway station in Rothes, Moray
57°31′43″N 3°12′23″W / 57.5285°N 3.2064°W / 57.5285; -3.2064
2 (later added)
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Rothes railway station served the town of Rothes, Moray, Scotland from 1858 to 1968 on the Morayshire Railway.
History
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The station opened on 23 August 1858 by the Morayshire Railway. To the west was a goods yard which started small, but was later enlarged when a platform to Elgin East was added. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 May 1968.[1][2]
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. 200. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Birchfield Halt Line and station closed | Morayshire Railway | Dandaleith Line and station closed | ||
Rothes Line and station closed | Morayshire Railway | Sourden Line and station closed |
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