Fersit Halt railway station

Fersit Halt

Fearsaid Mhòr
Remains of the Fersit Halt platform
General information
LocationNear Loch Treig between Corrour station and Rannoch station, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates56°51′55″N 4°42′19″W / 56.8654°N 4.7054°W / 56.8654; -4.7054
Grid referenceNN351781
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1931Opened[1]
1 January 1935Closed[2]

Fersit Halt railway station named after the nearby hamlet of Fersit (Scottish Gaelic: Fearsaid Mhòr), was situated close to Tulloch railway station in Lochaber, Highland council area, Scotland. Fersit was a remote rural temporary private halt at the north end of Loch Treig where workers were housed who worked on the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme. The halt was opened in 1931 by the LNER, it was located near the site of a contractors railway ballast siding.

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 96. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 96. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.