Broomhill railway station
| Broomhill | |
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Broomhill station in 2016
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| Location | |
| Place | Nethy Bridge and Dulnain Bridge |
| Area | Strathspey |
| Coordinates | 57°17′00″N 3°40′01″W / 57.283400°N 3.666900°WCoordinates: 57°17′00″N 3°40′01″W / 57.283400°N 3.666900°W |
| Grid reference | NH 99613 22650 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 3 August 1863 | station opened |
| 18 October 1965 | Closed |
| 31 June 2002 | Re-opened by the Strathspey Railway |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Broomhill railway station or Broomhill for Nethy Bridge railway station is a reconstructed railway station on the old Highland Railway main line and was originally built to serve the small villages of Nethy Bridge and Dulnain Bridge in Strathspey and is at present the eastern terminus of the Strathspey Steam Railway.
The railway station was opened by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJR) on its line to Forres in 1863, via Grantown-on-Spey (West), Dava, etc.
In 1923 the HR became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and at nationalisation in 1948 became part of British Railways. The line was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" and closed on 18 October 1965.
Following closure in 1965 the station was demolished leaving only the platform and the nearby stationmaster's house. In June 2002 the Strathspey Railway (preserved) re-opened the old station following its reconstruction.
Broomhill featured as the fictional Glenbogle railway station in the BBC's 'Monarch of the Glen' TV series. A 'Glenbogle' station board has been retained as a feature to celebrate this association with the books by Compton Mackenzie.
The Great North of Scotland Railway's (GNoSR) Broomhill Junction lay on the line towards Boat of Garten and at this point the original GNoSR Strathspey Railway diverged, crossing the River Spey to reach Nethy Bridge, Grantown-on-Spey, Aberlour, Cromdale, Craigellachie, etc. The Highland Railway (HR) line ran parallel from Boat of Garten station to avoid the cost of a signal box and famously the two lines had different coloured ballast.
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