Achterneed railway station
Achterneed railway station was a railway station serving Strathpeffer and located on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, in Wester Ross, Scotland.
Achterneed | |
|---|---|
 The site and remains of Achterneed Station, 2010 | |
| Location | Strathpeffer, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.6027°N 4.5271°W |
| Grid reference | NH490597 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Dingwall and Skye Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 19 August 1870 | Station opened as Strathpeffer[1] |
| 3 June 1885 | Name changed to Achterneed[1][2] |
| 7 December 1965 | Station closed[2] |
History
1899 map showing the location of the station 2 miles NNE of Strathpeffer
Opened in 1870, the station was sited two miles NNE of Strathpeffer between Dingwall and Garve. It was initially named Strathpeffer but the name was changed to avoid passenger confusion when the branch line to that town from Dingwall opened in 1885.
The station was opened by the Dingwall and Skye Railway, but operated from the outset by the Highland Railway. Taken into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was closed by the British Railways Board in 1965.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dingwall | Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway |
Garve | ||
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 222
- Butt (1995), page 13
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 (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- 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.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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