Hoy railway station
Hoy was a railway station located northeast of Halkirk, Highland.
Hoy | |
|---|---|
 Site of Hoy station, 2010 | |
| Location | Near Halkirk, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 58.5233°N 3.4644°W |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 28 July 1874 | Opened |
| 29 November 1965 | Closed |
The station opened on 28 July 1874 [1] and closed to regular passenger traffic on 29 November 1965.
It was located on the north side of the B874 road on the east side of the village of Halkirk, next to the current railway level crossing. Also at the former station site are military fuel tanks, visible as grass covered mounds, that were built to serve nearby airfields.[2]
The Halkirk Games, first organized in 1886, were held in a nearby field.[3]
Along with Georgemas Junction and Halkirk, it was one of three stations serving Halkirk prior to the Beeching closures of the 1960s.[4] Georgemas Junction, which is 2 miles east of Halkirk village, remains open.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurso Station and Line open |
Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway Thurso Branch |
Georgemas Junction Station and Line open | ||
References
Notes
- "The Sutherland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Military Tank, Hoy Station". Highland Historic Environment Record.
- "Halkirk Highland Games - History". Halkirk Highland Games. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- Paul, Jessie (July 1994). "Memories of Halkirk from 1920". Caithness Field Club Bulletin.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway
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