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Hopeman railway station

Coordinates: 57°42′31″N 3°26′13″W / 57.7087°N 3.4369°W / 57.7087; -3.4369
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Hopeman
General information
LocationMoray
Coordinates57°42′31″N 3°26′13″W / 57.7087°N 3.4369°W / 57.7087; -3.4369
Platforms1
History
Original companyHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 October 1892 (1892-10-10)Opened
14 September 1931Closed to passengers
30 December 1957 (1957-12-30)Closed completely

Hopeman railway station served the village of Hopeman, Moray, Scotland from 1892 to 1957 on the Highland Railway's branch line from Alves.

History

The station opened on 10 October 1892 by the Highland Railway. The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931 and completely on 30 December 1957.[1] Between 1 January 1917 and 2 June 1919 passenger services, except school services, had been withdrawn as a wartime measure.[2]

Despite being closed to passengers the station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 followed by three caravans from 1937 to 1939.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Hopeman Station". Canmore. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 219. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
Hopeman Railway Station
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Highland Railway
Alves branch
  Cummingston
Line and station closed