Hoy railway station

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Hoy
Remains of Hoy Halt - geograph.org.uk - 1897363.jpg
Site of Hoy station, 2010
LocationNear Halkirk, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°31′24″N 3°27′52″W / 58.5233°N 3.4644°W / 58.5233; -3.4644Coordinates: 58°31′24″N 3°27′52″W / 58.5233°N 3.4644°W / 58.5233; -3.4644
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
29 November 1965Closed

Hoy was a railway station located northeast of Halkirk, Highland.

The station opened on 28 July 1874 [1] and closed to regular passenger traffic on 29 November 1965.

It was located on the north side of the B874 road on the east side of the village of Halkirk, next to the current railway level crossing. Also at the former station site are military fuel tanks, visible as grass covered mounds, that were built to serve nearby airfields.[2]

The Halkirk Games, first organized in 1886, were held in a nearby field.[3]

Along with Georgemas Junction and Halkirk, it was one of three stations serving Halkirk prior to the 1960s.[4] Georgemas Junction, which is 2 miles east of Halkirk village, remains open.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Thurso
Station and Line open 		  Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Thurso Branch
   Georgemas Junction
Station and Line open

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "The Sutherland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Military Tank, Hoy Station". Highland Historic Environment Record.
  3. ^ "Halkirk Highland Games - History". Halkirk Highland Games. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  4. ^ Paul, Jessie (July 1994). "Memories of Halkirk from 1920". Caithness Field Club Bulletin.

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.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway


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