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Hoy railway station

Coordinates: 58°31′24″N 3°27′52″W / 58.5233°N 3.4644°W / 58.5233; -3.4644
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Hoy
Site of Hoy station, 2010
General information
LocationNear Halkirk, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°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
1 October 1874Opened
29 November 1965Closed

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

History

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The station did not open with the rest of the Sutherland and Caithness Railway on 28 July 1874, but a station here was still considered, depending on traffic levels.[1] It instead opened on 1 October 1874, and closed on 29 November 1965.[2]

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.[3]

The Halkirk Games, first organized in 1886, were held in a nearby field.[4]

Along with Georgemas Junction and Halkirk, it was one of three stations serving Halkirk prior to the 1960s.[5] Georgemas Junction, which is 2 miles (3.2 km) 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Inspection and Opening of the Caithness Railway". Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle. 28 July 1874. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 249.
  3. ^ "Military Tank, Hoy Station". Highland Historic Environment Record.
  4. ^ "Halkirk Highland Games - History". Halkirk Highland Games. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  5. ^ Paul, Jessie (July 1994). "Memories of Halkirk from 1920". Caithness Field Club Bulletin.

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