Farms (open to visitors) · Central Scotland
Gorton railway station
Gorton railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Family-friendly
About
Gorton railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gorton railway station or Gortan railway station, named for the nearby Meall a Ghortain area of high ground, was a remote rural private railway station on Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, it was located at the present day Gorton Crossing engineer's siding where the ancient Rannoch Drove Road crossed the railway line. Alternative names recorded are Gorton Crossing Station; Gorton Farm; Gorton Platform; Gortan Railway Siding. To prevent confusion with the 'Gorton' in Manchester the LNER applied the name 'Gortan', suggesting that it appeared in timetables. It had originally been changed in 1928 from 'Gortan' to 'Gorton'. It was the least publicised station on the line and one reference states that it was discovered from time to time by journalists "short of copy".
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Background
History
Although the area seems remote, the presence here of the ancient Rannoch drovers' road meant that travellers would have passed this way in reasonable numbers and a drove stance was even located at Gorton, used by shepherds for sheep and cattle well into the early 20th century. The West Highland Railway opened the line to passengers on 7 August 1894; later it was operated by the North British Railway, until in 1923 it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway. In 1948 the line became part of the Scottish Region of British Railways following nationalisation. The station was named after the nearby Ghortain or Gorton shepherd's cottage, now a bothy maintained by the Mountain Bothies…
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- Coordinates
- 56.5956, -4.6174
- Official site
- www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q30608385 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gorton railway station (Scotland) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gorton railway station?
- Gorton railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- What is Gorton railway station?
- Gorton railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gorton railway station?
- Its coordinates are 56.5956°, -4.6174°.