Orbliston Junction railway station

Orbliston Junction
Orbliston Junction railway station site
General information
Location	Orbliston, Moray Scotland
Coordinates	57.6088°N 3.166°W / 57.6088; -3.166
Grid reference	NJ304582
Platforms	2
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
18 August 1858 (1858-08-18)	Opened as Fochabers
16 October 1893	Name changed to Orbliston Junction
12 September 1960	Name changed to Orbliston
7 December 1964 (1964-12-07)	Closed

Orbliston Junction railway station served the settlement of Orbliston, Moray, Scotland from 1858 to 1964 on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.

History

The station opened on 18 August 1858 by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway, named Fochabers, though it was 4 km west of the town. Its name was changed to Orbliston Junction on 16 October 1893, when the Highland Railway opened the Fochabers branch line. The branch closed to passengers in 1931, but the name didn't change to Orbliston until 12 September 1960. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 7 December 1964.[1][2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 328. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Orbliston Station". Canmore. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Orton Station closed; Line open		Highland Railway Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway		Lhanbryde Station closed; Line open
		Highland Railway Fochabers Branch		Balnacoul Halt Line and station closed