Burghead railway station
Burghead | |||||
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Burghead railway station in 1974 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Burghead, Moray Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°42′03″N 3°29′33″W / 57.7008°N 3.4924°W, NJ111688 (1st station) 57°42′00″N 3°29′10″W / 57.6999°N 3.4862°W, NJ115687 (2nd station) | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 22 December 1862 | Station opened | ||||
| 10 October 1892 | Passenger station relocated | ||||
| 14 September 1931 | Passenger services withdrawn | ||||
| 7 November 1966 | Freight services withdrawn Station closed | ||||
| 1992 | line closed completely | ||||
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Burghead was a railway station serving Burghead in the Scottish district of Moray (formerly Elginshire). Initially the station was the terminus of the branch line from Alves but later a through station, at a new location, as the line was extended to Hopeman.