Spey Bay railway station

Spey Bay
Nether Dallacy as seen from the old railway, now the Speyside Way
General information
LocationSpey Bay, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates57°39′46″N 3°04′59″W / 57.6628°N 3.0831°W / 57.6628; -3.0831
Grid referenceNJ 35479 64181
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1886station opened[1]
6 May 1968Closed[2]

Spey Bay railway station was a railway station in Spey Bay, Moray. The railway station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1886,[1] served by Aberdeen to Elgin trains. The station was originally named Fochabers-on-Spey railway station on 1 May 1886.[1] In November 1893 it became Fochabers railway station,[1] Fochabers and Spey Bay railway station on 1 January 1916[1] before finally becoming on 1 January 1918 Spey Bay railway station.[2] It closed to regular passenger traffic on 6 May 1968 on the same date as the line itself.[2][3]

In 1923 the GNoSR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 6 May 1968.

  1. ^ a b c d e Butt 1995, p. 97.
  2. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 217.
  3. ^ RCAHMS Site Record