Fochabers Town railway station served the village of

Fochabers Fochabers (; gd, Fachabair or Fothabair) is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey. 1,728 people live in the village, which enjoys a rich musi ...

, Moray, Scotland from 1893 to 1966 on the

Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway The Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway (I&AJR) was a railway company in Scotland, created to connect other railways and complete the route between Inverness and Aberdeen. The Inverness and Nairn Railway had opened to the public on 7 Novemb ...

History

The station opened as Fochabers on 23 October 1893 by the

Highland Railway The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north of Britain. Based in Inverness, the company was formed by merger ...

. It was situated as a terminus of a branch line from Orbliston Junction The name was changed to Fochabers Town on 1 July 1894. The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931 and to goods traffic on 28 March 1966.

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Disused railway stations in Moray Former Highland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931 1893 establishments in Scotland {{Moray-railstation-stub