Evanton railway station

Evanton
Caledonian Railway 72 Class No. 54496 at Evanton in September 1957.
Location	Evanton, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	57°40′02″N 4°19′31″W / 57.6673°N 4.3253°W / 57.6673; -4.3253Coordinates: 57°40′02″N 4°19′31″W / 57.6673°N 4.3253°W / 57.6673; -4.3253
Grid reference	NH612664
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
23 May 1863 (1863-05-23)	Station opened as "Novar"
1 June 1937	Renamed
13 June 1960	Closed to passengers
2 November 1964	Closed to goods

Evanton railway station was a railway station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, on the Inverness to Dingwall section.^[1] It was situated to the east of the village of Evanton.

History[]

The line became part of the Highland Railway on 1 February 1865, then, at grouping in 1923, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.^{[citation needed]}

The station was originally opened on 23 May 1863 when it was known as "Novar".^[2][3] It was renamed "Evanton" on 12 June 1937 and closed to passengers on 13 June 1960.^[4][3] Goods facilities were withdrawn on 2 November 1964.^[5]

Proposed reopening[]

In May 2013, the reopening of the station was proposed by Highland Councillor Martin Rattray, following on from the successful reopenings of Beauly and Conon Bridge.^[6][7] The proposal is also backed by the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership, but received a setback in 2019 when Transport Scotland refused, for the second time, funding for a £15,000 feasibility study.^[8]

References[]

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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.
• Clinker, C.R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC 655703233.

• Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Further reading[]

• Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985). The Highland Railway : The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol 2 (4th ed.). David St John Thomas. ISBN 0946537232.

External links[]

• Evanton station on a navigable 1947 O.S. map