Nethy Bridge railway station served the village of

Nethy Bridge Nethy may refer to: *Nethy Bridge, village in Strathspey in the Highland council area of Scotland *River Nethy The River Nethy ( gd, Neithich / Abhainn Neithich) is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises as the G ...

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

, Scotland from 1863 to 1965 on the Strathspey Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1863 as Abernethy by the Strathspey Railway. Its name was changed to Nethy Bridge to avoid confusion with

Abernethy Abernethy may refer to: Places Scotland * Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, a village ** Abernethy (NBR) railway station, a former railway station in this village * Nethy Bridge, Highland, a village formerly known as Abernethy * Abernethy Forest, a ...

near Perth. This meant the village was renamed, though the name Abernethy is still in frequent use for the area. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 18 October 1965.

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{{s-end Disused railway stations in Highland (council area) Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations Beeching closures in Scotland 1863 establishments in Scotland 1965 disestablishments in Scotland