Hopeman railway station

Hopeman
The former station platform in 2019
General information
Location	Hopeman, Moray Scotland
Coordinates	57.7087°N 3.4369°W / 57.7087; -3.4369
Grid reference	NJ144696
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 October 1892 (1892-10-10)	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
2 June 1919	Opened
14 September 1931	Closed to passengers
30 December 1957 (1957-12-30)	Closed completely

Hopeman railway station served the village of Hopeman, Moray, Scotland from 1892 to 1957 on the Highland Railway's branch line from Alves.

History

The station opened on 10 October 1892 by the Highland Railway. The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931 and completely on 30 December 1957.^[1] Between 1 January 1917 and 2 June 1919 passenger services, except school services, had been withdrawn as a wartime measure.^[2]

Despite being closed to passengers the station was host to a LMS camping coach in 1935 and 1936 followed by three camping coaches from 1937 to 1939.^[3]

References

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Hopeman Station (122436)". Canmore. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
2. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 245. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
3. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.

Hopeman Railway Station

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Highland Railway Alves branch		Cummingston Line and station closed