Strathpeffer | |
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General information | |
Location | Strathpeffer, Strathpeffer Scotland |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Highland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
3 June 1885 | station opens |
23 February 1946 | station closes for passengers |
26 March 1951 | closes for goods |
Strathpeffer railway station was a railway station serving the town of Strathpeffer in the county of Ross and Cromarty, (later Highland Region), Scotland. The first station was located some distance from the town, on the Dingwall and Skye Railway line, and was opened in 1870.
Seasonal visitors to Strathpeffer increased considerably in numbers, and a branch line to Strathpeffer itself was opened in 1885; the earlier station was renamed Achterneed. Tourism increased considerably, but the First World War interrupted the leisure development, and it never recovered after the war.
In 1946 the second Strathpeffer station was closed to passengers. The earlier station, now called Achterneed, continued in use, being located on a through line, but it closed in 1964.