Fochabers Branch
(Highland Railway) 

This railway is closed to passengers. Passenger services are still provided by ScotRail between Inverness and Aberdeen.
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Clickable map of the Fochabers Branch


Fochabers station

Local area 

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This line runs across farmland from Orbliston to Fochabers by the Spey. Fochabers is where the Baxters company is based.

Chronology

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Description of route 

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From Orbliston Junction to Fochabers Town. 

Orbliston Junction  

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See the entry for the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.

Balnacoul Halt 

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This photograph looks towards the junction. The platform edge can be seen. The track was to the left. 

Fochabers Town 

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This was the terminus of the line. The view looks north at the former station. The building is now a house in a housing estate.

Page created on 06/01/1998
Page last edited on 10/06/2002
Page editor : Ewan Crawford