Meikle Ferry railway station

Meikle Ferry railway station served the town of Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland from 1864 to 1869 on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.

Meikle Ferry
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationDornoch, Sutherland
Scotland
Coordinates57.8315°N 4.1089°W / 57.8315; -4.1089
Grid referenceNH748843
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Key dates
1 June 1864 (1864-06-01)Opened
1 January 1869 (1869-01-01)Closed

History

The station opened on 1 June 1864 by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway. This was a short lived station that was only open for five years, closing to passengers and goods traffic on 1 January 1869[1][2] as the railway extended to Bonar Bridge station (Now Ardgay).

Between 2008 and 2014 the station building was a small privately run restaurant with bar 'The Dornoch Bridge Inn'. This closed as the local council would not allow sufficient signage from the main A9, and most traffic passed it by. Almost all customers were locals or stayed at the local caravan site. In the photograph here, taken from the Dornoch Bridge itself which carries the A9 over the railway and the Dornoch Firth, the Inn toilets can be seen built on the old platform.

References
  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 277
  2. "Meikle Ferry railway station (site), Highland". Geograph. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Tain
Line and station open		   Highland Railway
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway		   Edderton
Line open, station closed


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