Gilbey's Cottages Halt railway station

Gilbey's Cottages Halt
Location
Place	Scotland
Area	Moray
Operations
Post-grouping	Scottish Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
15 June 1959	Station opens
18 October 1965	Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Gilbey's Cottages Halt railway station was one of four halts, Imperial Cottages, Gilbey's Cottages, Dalvey Farm, and Ballifurth Farm, opened on the Speyside route between Elgin and Aviemore on 15 June 1959, on the introduction of railbuses. Drivers were warned when approaching the halts by white boards stating 'Request Stop 100 Yards Ahead'.

History

Opened by the Scottish Region of British Railways in 1959, it was then closed by the British Railways Board when services on the line were withdrawn in 1965.

References

• 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
• Site of station on navigable O.S. map Site is on section of track between Carron and Knockando

External links

• Railbuses

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Imperial Cottages Halt		Scottish Region of British Railways Strathspey Line		Knockando

Coordinates: 57°27′27″N 3°20′42″W / 57.45750°N 3.34500°W