Fortrose
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location	Fortrose, Ross and Cromarty Scotland
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Highland Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1894	station opened
1 October 1951	Station closed to passengers
13 June 1960[1]	Line closed

Fortrose was the terminus of a single track branch of the Highland Railway in north east Scotland. It connected villages in the Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord.

Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose.^[2]

Other stations

• Muir of Ord - still open
• Redcastle
• Allangrange
• Munlochy
• Avoch
• Fortrose - town

Notes

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Vallance, H.A. (1985). The Highland Railway. 4th Extended edition: extra material by C.R. Clinker and Anthony J. Lambert. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.

External links

• RAILSCOT article on the Fortrose Branch
• Fortrose station on navigable O. S. map

57°34′56″N 4°07′57″W / 57.5821°N 4.1326°W / 57.5821; -4.1326

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