Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 560691
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/560691
Blacksboat Railway Station was closed to passenger traffic in 1965, having been opened in 1863. The station lay on the Great North of Scotland Railway, previously called the Strathspey Railway.
The station is typical of those in the Strathspey area, comprising two platforms, a rectangular rubble station building and a wooden goods shed. The buildings still stand today, although most of the track has now been dismantled.
The Strathspey Railway ran from Boat of Garten to Dufftown, alongside the River Spey for long stretches.
Steam trains still operate on part of the track.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
