Castle Grant platform railway station

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Bridge and gatehouse

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

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 Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates".). 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' [1]

Remains

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

References

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Sources

  • [2] Historic Scotland - mentions Castle Grant halt.

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