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Struan railway station

Coordinates: 56°46′02″N 3°57′55″W / 56.76726°N 3.96535°W / 56.76726; -3.96535
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Struan
General information
LocationStruan, Perthshire
Scotland
Coordinates56°46′02″N 3°57′55″W / 56.76726°N 3.96535°W / 56.76726; -3.96535
Grid referenceNN799656
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 September 1863 (1863-09-09)Opened
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)Closed

Struan railway station served the village of Struan, Perthshire, Scotland from 1863 to 1965 on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 9 September 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.

On 4 September 1877 a goods trains from Inverness was travelling between Dalnaspidal and Struan when 17 of the wagons became detached from the train owing to a failure of a coupling. As it was dark, the driver could not see what had happened but brought the front part of the train to a halt at Struan station. The detached portion was behind him on the descent and ran into the stationary front portion. Many wagons were destroyed and 18 sheep and 6 pigs were killed. The guard, Malcolm M’Farlane was badly injured and conveyed to Dr Irvine in Pitlochry.[1]

In the early hours of Thursday 21 October 1897 a fire broke out which destroyed the station office and the station master's house. The damage to the telegraph wires caused considerable delay to the morning traffic.[2]

The station had two platforms and originally there were also two signal boxes; these were replaced by a single box when the line was doubled in 1900.[3]

The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 May 1965.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Serious Accident on the Highland Railway". Dundee Courier. Scotland. 7 September 1877. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Struan Railway Station Burned". Dundee Courier. Scotland. 22 October 1897. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Byrom, Bernard (2022). Old Blair Atholl, Killiecrankie and Struan. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-84033-929-1.
  4. ^ "Struan Station". Canmore. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Black Island Platform
Line open, station closed
  Highland Railway
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
  Dalnaspidal
Line open, station closed