Gorton railway station (Scotland)
Gorton railway station or Gortan railway station, named for the nearby Meall a Ghortain area of high ground, was a remote rural private railway station on Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, it was located at the present day Gorton Crossing engineer's siding where the ancient Rannoch Drove Road crossed the railway line.
Gorton Gortan | |
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Gorton station looking SW from near the platemen's bothy, 26 Aug 1996 | |
| General information | |
| Location | On Rannoch Moor between Bridge of Orchy and Rannoch station, Argyll & Bute Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.595639°N 4.617383°W |
| Grid reference | NN39394792 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | West Highland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 7 August 1894 | Opened |
| 1 May 1926 | Renamed |
| 1964 | Closed |
Alternative names recorded are Gorton Crossing Station; Gorton Farm; Gorton Platform; Gortan Railway Siding. To prevent confusion with the 'Gorton' in Manchester the LNER applied the name 'Gortan', suggesting that it appeared in timetables. It had originally been changed in 1928 from 'Gortan' to 'Gorton'. It was the least publicised station on the line and one reference states that it was discovered from time to time by journalists "short of copy".