Beauly
Location type
StationNames and dates
Beauly (1862-1960)Beauly (2002-)
Station code: BEL National Rail ScotRail
Where: Highland, Scotland
Opened on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
Open on the Far North Line.
Open on the Kyle Line.
Description
This station is in the south of the town of Beauly. It has a very short platform. It was formerly a two platform station. The new platform uses a short section of the former northbound platform. There is a car park.
The main station building, a two storey stone built building still standing, was on the southbound platform with a waiting room on the northbound platform. The main building has crow-step gables and is 'H' shaped in plan. A water column was provided on the northbound platform, the water tank was north of the road bridge at the north end of the northbound platform.
There was a goods yard at the south end, on the north side of the line and approached from the east.
Signal boxes opened at either end of the station. The south box was at the east end and on the south side of the line. The north box was at the west end and on the south side. Both opened in 1891.
After 1900 extra sidings were added in a large yard on the south side for a new sawmill, these sidings also approached from the east.
The station closed to passengers in 1960. The boxes closed in 1965 and the southbound line lifted.
While closed, between 1960 and 2002, the track was slewed to between the platforms but was realigned for the re-opening. A small car park was added, in a small part of the former saw mill yard.
The main station building remains in use as a house.
To the north, in the town, is Beauly Priory. To the east, towards Inverness, is Beauly Viaduct over the River Beauly.
Tags
Station reopenedExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
02/01/2021
Facilities
Gaelic name: A^ Mhanachainn
| Nearby stations Muir of Ord Market Stance Platform Clunes Muir of Ord Lentran Redcastle Conon Bridge Bunchrew Allangrange Alcaig Clachnaharry Strathpeffer [2nd] Dingwall Ness Islands Railway Inverness Harbour [Station] Achterneed | Beauly Viaduct Kiltarlity Power Station Beauly Timber Estate Railway Muir of Ord Shed Milton Quarry Tourist/other Beauly Priory Beaufort Castle Clunes House Muir of Ord Golf Club Ord House Glen Ord Distillery Fish Pass Milton Pier Beauly Firth Conan House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 11/06/1862 | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Inverness to Dingwall opened. (Connection made from Inverness Harbour line to new platforms in Inverness station, new railway makes connection with the harbour line. The Harbour line is becomes known as the Rose Street Curve). Stations opened at Bunchrew, Lentran, Beauly, Muir of Ord, Conon and Dingwall. |
| 13/06/1960 | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Beauly station closed. |
| 30/11/2001 | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Due date for the opening of the new £247,000 Beauly station is delayed by Rail Inspector due to the short platform. |
| 15/04/2002 | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Beauly station re-opened, a 15 metre portion of platform rebuilt and raised (along with a small car park) for the opening at a cost of £247,000. |
| 17/02/2004 | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Experimental re-opening of Beauly station extended for a further year. |
