Invergarry Railway Station is situated in the Highlands of Scotland at the southern end of

Loch Oich Loch Oich (; gd, Loch Omhaich) is a freshwater loch in the Highlands of Scotland which forms part of the Caledonian Canal, of which it is the highest point. This narrow loch lies between Loch Ness (to the north-east) and Loch Lochy (to the south- ...

, on the eastern side, and not far from the Laggan swing bridge over the

Caledonian canal The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. Route The canal r ...

. It is about from the village of

Invergarry Invergarry ( gd, Inbhir Garadh) is a village in the Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Great Glen, near where the River Garry, Inverness-shire, River Garry flows into Loch Oich. Geography Near the centre of the village is th ...

History

The station was opened on 22 July 1903. The station was provided with a water column. The company appointed James Morrison as station master. The station was operated by the

Highland Railway The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller United Kingdom, British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station, Scotland, Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north of Britain. Base ...

from 1903 to 1907, and then by the North British Railway until 1922. From 1923 it was operated by the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

. In September 1905,

King Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria a ...

travelled over the line from

Spean Bridge Spean Bridge ( gd, Drochaid an Aonachain) is a village in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland. The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's military road between ...

to Invergarry with

George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan (12 May 1840 – 6 March 1915), styled Viscount Chelsea from 1864 to 1873, was a British Conservative politician. Background and education Cadogan was the eldest son of Henry Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan, b ...

and Countess Cadogan. The station at Invergarry was specially decorated for the occasion. The King was visiting Lord and Lady Burton at Glenquoich Lodge. The station closed to passenger services on 1 December 1933, although the line remained open for goods traffic until 31 December 1946. The station is now being restored by the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Museum, and the site includes a short length of track.

References

External links

Invergarry station on navigable O. S. map

Invergarry Station Preservation Society

Disused Stations - Invergarry
Disused railway stations in Highland (council area) Former North British Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1903 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1911 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1933 {{Highland-railstation-stub