Hoy
Location type
StationName and dates
Hoy (1874-1965)Opened on the Sutherland and Caithness Railway.
Description
This single platform station is closed. It was located between Georgemas Junction (to the south) and Thurso. The platform was on the east side of the line immediately north of a level crosing. There was a signal box at the south end of the platform by the crossing.
A pair of petrol depot sidings were put in during 1941. These were on the west side and approached from the north, both taking 19 wagons.
The station closed to passengers in 1965 and the box closed in 1967.
The line remains open.
The platform's remains can still be seen from the level crossing.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
07/09/2019
| Nearby stations Georgemas Junction Halkirk Bower Scotscalder Thurso Watten Bilbster Altnabreac Wick Thrumster Welsh^s Crossing Halt Ulbster Parkside Halt Lybster Mid Clyth | Georgemas Snowblower Georgemas Trolley Shed River Thurso Viaduct [Halkirk] River Thurso Viaduct [Todholes] Spittal Mains Quarry Thurso Shed Olgrinbeg Peat Powerstation (here?) Balloch Railway Cottage Scrabster Harbour Tourist/other North Coast Visitors Centre Thurso Bay Loch Watten Dunnet Bay Cnoc Freiceadain Long Cairns St Mary^s Chapel Crosskirk |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 28/07/1874 | Sutherland and Caithness Railway Line opened from Helmsdale (Duke of Sutherland's Railway) to Wick with stations at Salzcraggie (Private), Kildonan, Kinbrace, Forsinard, Altnabreac, Scotscalder, Halkirk, Georgemas Junction, Hoy, Thurso, Bower, Watten, Bilbster and Wick. |
| 25/11/1965 | Sutherland and Caithness Railway Salzcraggie Platform, Borrobol and Hoy closed. |
News items
| 26/07/2014 | Travellers express frustration as trains cancelled throughout Glasgow [STV] |
Books
 Highland Survivor |
