Hoy railway station

Hoy
Site of Hoy station, 2010
Location
Place Near Halkirk
Area Highland
Coordinates 58°30′18″N 3°29′20″W / 58.5050°N 3.4890°W / 58.5050; -3.4890Coordinates: 58°30′18″N 3°29′20″W / 58.5050°N 3.4890°W / 58.5050; -3.4890
Operations
Original company Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 1
History
28 July 1874 Opened
29 November 1965 Closed
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Hoy was a railway station located northeast of Halkirk, Highland.

The station opened on 28 July 1874.[1] Along with Georgemas Junction and Halkirk, it was one of three stations serving Halkirk prior to the Beeching closures of the 1960s.[2] The Halkirk Games, first organized in 1886, were held in a nearby field.[3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Thurso
Station and Line open		   Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Thurso Branch
   Georgemas Junction
Station and Line open

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ Paul, Jessie (July 1994). "Memories of Halkirk from 1920". Caithness Field Club Bulletin.
  3. ↑ "Halkirk Highland Games - History". Halkirk Highland Games. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway
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