Rothes railway station
Appearance
Rothes | |
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![]() The station in 1968 | |
General information | |
Location | Moray |
Coordinates | 57°31′43″N 3°12′23″W / 57.5285°N 3.2064°W |
Platforms | 1 (initially) 2 (later added) |
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
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
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 346. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Rothes". Railscot. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Mulben Line and station closed |
Morayshire Railway | Dandaleith Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Moray
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations
- 1858 establishments in Scotland
- 1968 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs