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Keith Town railway station

Coordinates: 57°32′36″N 2°57′21″W / 57.5434°N 2.9557°W / 57.5434; -2.9557
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Keith Town
The preserved station in 2015
General information
LocationKeith, Moray
Scotland
Coordinates57°32′36″N 2°57′21″W / 57.5434°N 2.9557°W / 57.5434; -2.9557
Grid referenceNJ428507
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKeith and Dufftown Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
21 February 1862 (1862-02-21)Opened as Earlsmill
1 May 1897Name changed to Keith Town
6 May 1968Closed
2005 (2005)Reopened as a preserved station

Keith Town railway station serves the town of Keith, Moray on the Keith and Dufftown Railway.

History

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The station opened as Earlsmill on 21 February 1862 by the Keith and Dufftown Railway. It was renamed Keith Town on 1 May 1897. The station closed on 6 May 1968 and the station building and booking office were later demolished.[1] In 2005, the Keith and Dufftown Association reopened the station as a preserved station and rebuilt it.

Stationmasters

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  • Robert Milne (formerly station master at Drummuir)
  • James Maconnachie until 1891
  • Charles Kennedy 1891 - 1901[2]
  • Robert Taylor from 1901[3] (formerly station master at Advie)
  • Archibald Munro 1931 - 1942[4] (formerly station master at Peterhead, also station master at Keith)
  • William Barclay until 1949[5] (also station master at Keith)
  • William A. Graham from 1949[6] (formerly station master at Longtown, Cumberland, also station master at Keith)

References

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  1. ^ "Keith Town Station". Canmore. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Death of an Old Servant of the Great North Company". Elgin Courant, and Morayshire Advertiser. Scotland. 9 April 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Keith". Huntly Express. Scotland. 24 May 1901. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "46 year's railway service". Aberdeen Weekly Journal. Scotland. 2 July 1942. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Nearly 50 years on the railway". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "New Stationmaster for Keith". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 26 December 1949. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Auchindachy
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Keith and Dufftown Railway
  Strathisla Mills
Line and station closed