Glencarron, Station
Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Glencarron, Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Glencarron Halt; Glencarron Platform; Glencarron Station
Canmore ID 106945
Site Number NH05SE 5
NGR NH 0627 5079
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/106945
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochcarron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH05SE 5 0627 5079
This intermediate station on the Inverness - Beauly - Kyle of Lochalsh line of the former Highland Rly was opened as Glencarron Platform on 1 August 1873 (by the Dingwall and Skye Rly.). It was reopened in August 1887, was renamed Glencarron Station on 10 September 1962, and closed to regular passenger traffic on 7 December 1964. The line itself remains in regular use by passenger traffic.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 October 2000.
R V J Butt 1995.
