Foulis railway station
Foulis | |
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General information | |
Location | Ardullie, Highland Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°38′25″N 4°21′10″W / 57.6402°N 4.3528°W |
Grid reference | NH596635 |
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 | |
1863 | Station opened |
13 June 1960 | closed to passengers |
1964 | Station closed to goods traffic |
Foulis railway station served the village of Ardullie, Highland, Scotland from 1863 to 1964 on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
History
[edit]The station opened on 23 March 1863, by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.[1] It was situated near Ardullie, north of Dingwall and south of Evanton station. It closed to passengers in 1960 and goods traffic in 1964.[2][3]
The station site, now a private house, can be seen from the level crossing near Ardullie, north of the A9 road.
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 187. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Foulis railway station (site), Highland". Geograph. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Daniels, G; Dench, L (1973). Passengers No More (2 ed.). London: Ian Allan. p. 53. ISBN 0711004382.
External links
[edit]Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Dingwall Line and station open | Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway | Evanton Line open, station closed |