Dalcross railway station

Disused railway station in Highland, Scotland, UK

57°31′36″N 4°04′15″W / 57.5267°N 4.0707°W / 57.5267; -4.0707Grid referenceNH761503Platforms2Other informationStatusClosedHistoryOriginal companyInverness and Nairn RailwayPre-groupingHighland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates5 November 1855[1]Opened3 May 1965[1]Closed2 February 2023Inverness Airport opened nearby

Dalcross was a railway station located at Dalcross, to the east of Inverness, Scotland (now in the Highland Council Area). It opened in 1855 and closed in 1965. A new station in Dalcross was opened on 2 February 2023.[2]

Original station

The site of the original station in 2015

The Inverness and Nairn Railway was formally opened on 5 November 1855, public services beginning the following day,[3] and Dalcross was one of the four intermediate stations originally provided.[4] In September 1925, the distances of the station were given as 137 miles 10 chains (220.7 km) from Perth (measured via Dava), and 48 miles 6 chains (77.4 km) from Keith Junction.[5]

Dalcross station closed on 3 May 1965,[1] and the signal box closed on 12 March 1967.[6] The station building remains however and is now a private residence. The level crossing at the eastern end of the station is now equipped with automatic half-barriers, and is 137 miles 17 chains (220.8 km) from Perth (via Dava).[7]

New station

A new station, Inverness Airport railway station, which is close to the site of the former Dalcross station was opened on 2 February 2023, being part of the Aberdeen–Inverness line.[8]

Services

  Historical railways  
Gollanfield Junction
Station closed; Line open 		  Inverness and Nairn Railway   Castle Stuart Platform
Station closed; Line open

References

  1. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 75.
  2. ^ "Transport Minister officially opens new multi-million railway station for Inverness". Transport Scotland. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 18.
  4. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 19.
  5. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, pp. 177, 179.
  6. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, pp. 179, 180.
  7. ^ Yonge 2007, map 18B.
  8. ^ "Transport Minister officially opens new multi-million railway station for Inverness". Transport Scotland. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Catford, Nick (20 April 2010). "Dalcross Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  • Pringle, Gordon (22 October 2010). "Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvement" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  • Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
  • Yonge, John (December 2007) [1987]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-3-6.
  • "Rail Users Group - Issues for Consideration by HITRANS RAG Meeting". The Friends of the Far North Line - Newsletter. May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  • "Strategic Transport Projects Review - Report 3 Generation, Sifting and Appraisal of Interventions - Annex 2" (PDF). Transport Scotland. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  • "Talks on new rail stations at Kintore and Dalcross". BBC News Highlands & Islands. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dalcross railway station.
  • RAILSCOT on Inverness and Nairn Railway
  • Dalcross Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
  • Disused Stations - Dalcross
  • Inverness Airport Station & Dalcross Area Enhancements project page