Kildary | |
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General information | |
Location | Kildary, Highland Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°44′39″N 4°04′34″W / 57.7442°N 4.0761°W |
Grid reference | NH765746 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1864 | Opened as Parkhill |
1 May 1868 | Name changed to Kildary |
13 June 1960 | Closed |
Kildary railway station served the village of Kildary, Highland, Scotland from 1864 to 1960 on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
The station opened as Parkhill on 1 June 1864 by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.[1] The name was changed to Kildary on 1 May 1868.[1]
The station had a goods yard to its north west equipped with a 3 ton crane.[2][3] The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1936 and possibly 1937.[4]
The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 13 June 1960.[1][5]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Delny Line open, station closed |
Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Nigg Line open, station closed |