Dufftown railway station

Dufftown railway station is a preserved railway station that serves the burgh of Dufftown, Moray, Scotland on the Keith and Dufftown Railway.

Dufftown
A diesel locomotive at the station in 2007
Location	Dufftown, Moray Scotland
Coordinates	57.458°N 3.1313°W
Grid reference	NJ322414
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Keith and Dufftown Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
21 February 1862	Opened
6 May 1968	Closed
2003	Reopened as a preserved station

History

The station first opened on 21 February 1862 by the Keith and Dufftown Railway. There was a goods yard to the southwest, which is used for stock shortage nowadays. The station closed on 6 May 1968 to passengers.[1] The line for westbound trains was lifted shortly after. Goods traffic ceased around 1991. In 2003, the Keith and Dufftown Association reopened the station and the line as a preserved railway and set up their headquarters at the station.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 152. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Dufftown". Railscot. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		Great North of Scotland Railway Strathspey Railway		Craigellachie
Terminus		Great North of Scotland Railway Keith and Dufftown Railway		Drummuir Curlers' Platform