Bunchrew
Location type
StationName and dates
Bunchrew (1862-1960)Opened on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
Description
This was, latterly, a two platform station. For much of its existence it was a single platform with a siding at the east end.
The main station building, on the eastbound (original) platform, remains intact and is now a house. The westbound platform is intact.
When the line was doubled the westbound platform and line were added. The original signal box was replaced around 1913, the doubling taking place in 1914 between Clunes (to the west) and Clachnaharry (to the east). The new box was at the east end of the westbound platform. A new footbridge was prepared at the Rose Street Foundry.
The platforms were modernised and raised, except by the station building.
The station closed to passengers in 1960.
The line was singled in 1966 with the lifting of the eastbound line, and the signal box closed.
To the immediate north of the former station are some former railway cottages. There was a manure factory to the north of the line, the site is now housing. Further to the north, on the coast, is Bunchrew House, now a hotel.
To the west of the station sidings served Bunchrew Gravel Pit.
Tags
Station doublingExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
12/03/2020
| Nearby stations Clachnaharry Lentran Ness Islands Railway Inverness Harbour [Station] Inverness Innes Street Ticket Platform Inverness Clunes Allangrange Redcastle Munlochy Muir of Ord Market Stance Platform Beauly Allanfearn Muir of Ord Conon Bridge | Bunchrew Gravel Pit Bruichnain Loop Clachnaharry Swing Bridge Muirtown Basin MOW Carse Sidings Canal Junction [Inverness] Tourist/other Bunchrew House Clachnaharry Beacon Dunain House Witch^s Coffin Beauly Firth Glenmhor Distillery Glen-Albyn Distillery US Naval Base 18 Merkinch Local Nature Reserve |
| 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. |
