Rothes railway station

Rothes
Rothes
	The station in 1968
General information
Location	Rothes, Moray; Scotland
Coordinates	57°31′43″N 3°12′23″W / 57.5285°N 3.2064°W
Grid reference	NJ278493
Platforms	1 (initially); 2 (later added)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Morayshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER; British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
23 August 1858	Opened
6 May 1968	Closed

Rothes railway station served the town of Rothes, Moray, Scotland from 1858 to 1968 on the Morayshire Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened on 23 August 1858 by the Morayshire Railway. To the west was a goods yard which started small, but was later enlarged when a platform to Elgin East was added. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 May 1968.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links[edit]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Birchfield Halt Line and station closed		Morayshire Railway		Dandaleith Line and station closed
Rothes Line and station closed		Morayshire Railway		Sourden Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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