Kildary Railway Station
Kildary railway station served the village of Kildary, Highland, Scotland from 1864 to 1960 on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
History
The station opened as Parkhill on 1 June 1864 by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway. The name was changed to Kildary on 1 May 1868.
The station had a goods yard to its north west equipped with a 3 ton crane. The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1936 and possibly 1937.
The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 13 June 1960.
References
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Kildary station on OS 25inch map Ross-shire and Cromartyshire LIV.8 (Kilmuir Easter; Logie Easter)". National Library of Scotland. 1904. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 292. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kildary, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delny Line open, station closed |
Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Nigg Line open, station closed | ||
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