Fortrose railway station

Fortrose
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationFortrose, Ross and Cromarty
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHighland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1894station opened
1 October 1951Station closed to passengers
13 June 1960[1]Line closed

Fortrose was the terminus of a single track branch of the Highland Railway in north east Scotland. It connected villages in the Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord.

Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose.[2]

  1. ^ Passengers No More - first edition- by G.Daniels and L.Dench page 53
  2. ^ Vallance, pages 44 - 45.