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Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 561069
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/561069
Ballindalloch Station was opened in 1863 and was closed a little over 100 years later. The station building is now used as a hostel for walkers and cyclists navigating the Strathspey Way, a walkway which runs along the dismantled railway line.
The station has two platforms, with the rectangular station building constructed of rubble, typical features of railway stations in this area. The station served the Strathspey line, which ran from Boat of Garten to Dufftown, and later became part of the Great North of Scotland Railway.
The proximity of the station to the Cragganmore Distillery has resulted in a number of interesting features. A specially built siding allowed the line to run into the distillery, so 'whisky specials' could be loaded, and at the station itself, a large two-storeyed storage building was designed especially for the storage of whisky. The location of the distillery was itself decided upon because of the proximity of the railway line.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
