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Alves Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Alves Junction (1862-)

Station code: National Rail
Opened on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.
Opened on the Burghead Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway).

Description

This is the junction for the Hopeman Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway). Both the branch and main line are single track. The branch joins so that trains from the east may run straight onto the branch. The junction is not far west of the former Alves station.

When first installed, the line ran east to Alves station with the main line as if a double track railway. The lines joined at the loop of Alves station. Alves Junction signal box was at the west end of the station.

The junction was moved west with the closure of the station loop, probably in 1966.

The branch closed to regular traffic in 1992, but re-opened briefly in 1998.

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
01/09/2019

Nearby stations Alves Coltfield Platform Mosstowie Kinloss [2nd] Kinloss [3rd] Burghead [2nd] Burghead [1st] Cummingston Hopeman Elgin Findhorn Elgin East Rafford Forres [1st] Forres	Roseisle Maltings Newton Quarries Burghead Blower Morayshire Chemical Manure Works Burghead Shed Burghead Maltings Masonshaugh Quarry Burghead Harbour Greenbrae Quarry Tourist/other Newton Quarry Siding Signal Box Glenburgie Distillery RAF Kinloss Glen Moray Distillery Burghead Well Burghead Fort
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

21/01/1998	Hopeman Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway) Alves Junction to Roseisle Maltings re-opened to freight. The line was mothballed shortly afterwards.