Blacksboat
Location type
StationName and dates
Blacksboat (1863-1965)Opened on the Strathspey Railway.
Description
This is a well preserved closed station on the former Strathspey Railway. It had a single platform, on the west side of the line, and a goods yard to the south, also on the west side of the line, approached from the south.
The station building still stands, the platform remains and the goods shed also survives. The buildings became derelict after closure, but have been restored.
To the north is a road bridge, built to clear two tracks in case the line were doubled. The road is an approach to the bridge over the River Spey which replaced the Blacksboat Ferry. Blacksboat itself is on the east bank.
Tags
Station footpathExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Gilbey^s Cottage Halt Ballindalloch Knockando Knockando House Halt Imperial Cottages Halt Carron Dailuaine Halt Advie [1st] Advie [2nd] Aberlour Dalvey [2nd] Dalvey Farm Halt Dandaleith Craigellachie [2nd] Dufftown | Ballindalloch Timber Siding Ballindalloch Viaduct Bridge of Carron Tourist/other Ballindalloch Castle Knockando Distillery Tamdhu Distillery Glenfarclas Distillery Ballindalloch Distillery Cragganmore Distillery Knockando House Cardhu Distillery Dalmunach Distillery Tormore Distillery Dailuaine Distillery Aberlour Distillery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/07/1863 | Strathspey Railway Line opened from Dufftown to Abernethy [Strathspey] via Strathspey Junction. Stations opened at: Strathspey Junction, Aberlour, Carron, Blacksboat, Ballindalloch, Advie [1st], Dalvey [2nd], Cromdale, Grantown-on-Spey East and Abernethy [Strathspey]. |
