Coltfield Platform railway station
Coltfield Platform railway station stood on the Burghead and Hopeman Branch of the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway and later the Highland Railway that once served the rural area of Coltfield and Wards in the Scottish district of Moray (formerly Elginshire). It was opened as Wards railway station in 1862 and was renamed as Coltfield railway station in 1865 before finally becoming Coltfield Platform in 1880. The station lay 2 mi 20 chains (3.6 km) from Alves railway station.
Coltfield Platform Wards | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Burghead, Moray Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.6602°N 3.4729°W, NJ122643 (1st station) 57.6999°N 3.4862°W, NJ115687 (2nd station) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 22 December 1862 | Station opened |
| 14 September 1931 | Passenger services withdrawn |
| 2017 | Line closed |
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