Castle Grant platform railway station

Castle Grant platform railway station was a railway station serving Castle Grant, in Strathspey in Scotland.

Bridge and gatehouse

History

This station was opened with the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway in 1863. The station closed in 1949,[1] the line closing in 1965.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dava
Line and Station closed
   Inverness and Perth Junction Railway   Grantown-on-Spey (West)
Line and Station closed

Location

This was a private halt located at the overbridge and lodge at the gatehouse of Castle Grant (grid reference NJ032302). The overbridge is where the railway crosses the A939 road north of Grantown-on-Spey

'...in acknowledgement of the great facilities given by the Earl of Seafield in the formation of the railway through his estates'

Remains

Some concrete platform stumps remain along the trackbed (in various states) near the lodge.

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 116. OCLC 931112387.

Sources
  • Historic Scotland - mentions Castle Grant halt.

57.35211°N 3.60894°W / 57.35211; -3.60894

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