Dufftown railway station

Dufftown railway station is a preserved railway station that serves the burgh of Dufftown, Moray, Scotland on the Keith and Dufftown Railway.

Dufftown
A diesel locomotive at the station in 2007
LocationDufftown, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates57.458°N 3.1313°W / 57.458; -3.1313
Grid referenceNJ322414
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKeith and Dufftown Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
21 February 1862 (1862-02-21)Opened
6 May 1968Closed
2003 (2003)Reopened as a preserved station

History

The station first opened on 21 February 1862 by the Keith and Dufftown Railway. There was a goods yard to the southwest, which is used for stock shortage nowadays. The station closed on 6 May 1968 to passengers.[1] The line for westbound trains was lifted shortly after. Goods traffic ceased around 1991. In 2003, the Keith and Dufftown Association reopened the station and the line as a preserved railway and set up their headquarters at the station.[2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 152. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Dufftown". Railscot. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Great North of Scotland Railway
Strathspey Railway
  Craigellachie
Terminus   Great North of Scotland Railway
Keith and Dufftown Railway
  Drummuir Curlers' Platform


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