Monument record MHG3030 - Fort George Station
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7839 5494 (13m by 16m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75SE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ARDERSIER |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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NH75SE 20 7839 5496
This terminal station of the Fort George branch of the former Highland Rly was opened in 1 July 1899 and was closed to regular passenger traffic by the London Midland and Scottish Rly on 5 April 1943.
R V J Butt 1995.
This was built in 1890 and named after the first station on the Inverness-Nairn line, called Fort George Station, which had been built to serve the Fort to the North. The station on the Inverness-Nairn line was then renamed Gollanfield Junction Station. When the station in Ardersier was closed, the original Fort George Station reverted to it's original name, i.e. Fort George Station.
Station opened 1.7.1899
Closed to passengers 5.4.1943
Closed to goods 11.8.1958
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2009 Text/Publication/Volume: Butt, R V J. 1995. The directory of railway stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. 99.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
