Fortrose railway station

Fortrose
Location
Place Fortrose
Area Ross and Cromarty
Operations
Original company Fortrose Branch of the Highland Railway
Pre-grouping Highland
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Platforms 1
History
1 February 1894 station opened
1 October 1951 Station closed to passengers
13 June 1960[1] Line closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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.

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

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

Notes

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

References

  • 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.

Coordinates: 57°34′56″N 4°07′57″W / 57.5821°N 4.1326°W / 57.5821; -4.1326


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