Grantown-on-Spey (East) railway station

Grantown-on-Spey (East) railway station served the town of Grantown-on-Spey, in Scotland. It was one of two railway stations serving the town, the other being Grantown-on-Spey (West).

Grantown-on-Spey
Site of the station, 2008
General information
Location	Grantown-on-Spey, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	57.316°N 3.598°W / 57.316; -3.598
Grid reference	NJ038261
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Strathspey Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1863	Station opens
18 October 1965	closed for passengers
2 November 1968	Station closed completely

It was situated to the south-east of the town, on the opposite side of the River Spey.

Restoration

In 2015 Revack Lodge Estate announced plans to develop the station site as a heritage centre. This will involve renovating the old station buildings into a craft shop, and converting an old railway carriage into a cafe. It will also feature a Highland games demonstration area.^[1][2]

Grantown East: Highland Heritage & Cultural Centre

Revack Estate owner Karen Blessington is behind the redevelopment of the derelict former Speyside Line station into Grantown East the Highland Heritage and Cultural Centre. ^[3] In 2018 the renovations to the former Grantown East station were complete. The station reopened as the Highland Heritage and Cultural Centre exactly fifty years after the last train passed through.