Kildary railway station

Kildary railway station served the village of Kildary, Highland, Scotland from 1864 to 1960 on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.

Kildary
General information
LocationKildary, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57.7442°N 4.0761°W / 57.7442; -4.0761
Grid referenceNH765746
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1864 (1864-06-01)Opened as Parkhill
1 May 1868Name changed to Kildary
13 June 1960 (1960-06-13)Closed

History

The station opened as Parkhill on 1 June 1864 by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.[1] The name was changed to Kildary on 1 May 1868.[1]

The station had a goods yard to its north west equipped with a 3 ton crane.[2][3] The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1936 and possibly 1937.[4]

The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 13 June 1960.[1][5]

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. "Kildary station on OS 25inch map Ross-shire and Cromartyshire LIV.8 (Kilmuir Easter; Logie Easter)". National Library of Scotland. 1904. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 292. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  4. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  5. "Kildary, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Delny
Line open, station closed		   Highland Railway
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway		   Nigg
Line open, station closed


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