Fortrose railway station

Fortrose was the terminus of a single track branch of the Highland Railway in north east Scotland. It connected villages in the Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord.

Fortrose
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationFortrose, Ross and Cromarty
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHighland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1894station opened
1 October 1951Station closed to passengers
13 June 1960[1]Line closed

Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose.[2]

Other stations

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Avoch
Line and station closed
  Highland Railway
Fortrose Branch
  Terminus

Notes

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  1. ^ Passengers No More - first edition- by G.Daniels and L.Dench page 53
  2. ^ Vallance, pages 44 - 45.

References

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  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Vallance, H.A. (1985). The Highland Railway. 4th Extended edition: extra material by C.R. Clinker and Anthony J. Lambert. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
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57°34′56″N 4°07′57″W / 57.5821°N 4.1326°W / 57.5821; -4.1326