Kincraig railway station

Kincraig
The site of the station, looking southwest towards Kingussie, in 2017
General information
Location	Kincraig, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	57°07′38″N 3°55′52″W / 57.1271°N 3.931°W / 57.1271; -3.931
Grid reference	NH832056
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 September 1863 (1863-09-09)	Opened as Boat of Insch
1 September 1871	Name changed to Kincraig
18 October 1965 (1965-10-18)	Closed
Location

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

History

The station opened as Boat of Insch on 9 September 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway, it was renamed to Kincraig on 1 September 1871.^[1]

The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1938 and 1939 and possibly 1937.^[2]

The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 18 October 1965.^[1] Most of the up platform has been removed but the footbridge has survived as well as the building and wooden structure on the down platform.^[3]

References

1. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 264. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
2. 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.
3. "Kincraig Station". Canmore. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kingussie Line and station open		Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway		Aviemore Line and station open