Tauchers Platform railway station

Tauchers Platform
Railway overbridge near the site of the station
General information
LocationMulben, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates57°32′11″N 3°03′03″W / 57.5364°N 3.0507°W / 57.5364; -3.0507
Grid referenceNJ371500
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1923 (1923)[1]Station opened for distillery workers
23 April 1949 (1949-04-23)[1]Station open to the general public
7 December 1964 (1964-12-07)[1]Station closed to passengers

Tauchers Platform railway station served Glentauchers distillery, Mulben, Moray, Scotland that had originally opened in 1897 and the hamlet of Tauchers.[2] The single platform halt was opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway circa 1923 on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway route for the convenience of workers at the site and for the general public from 1949. The station lay 3 miles 70 chains (6.2 km) from Keith railway station.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 227. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Banffshire Sheet XIII.SE, Surveyed: 1902, Published: 1905