Hoy railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Hoy
other_name =


caption =
platforms = 1
original = Sutherland and Caithness Railway
pregroup = Highland Railway
postgroup = LMS
locale = Near Halkirk
borough = Highland
years = 28 July 1874
events = Open
years1 = 29 November 1965
events1 = Closed
years2 =
events2 =

Hoy was a railway station located northeast of Halkirk, Highland.

Along with Georgemas Junction and Halkirk, it was one of three stations serving Halkirk prior to the Beeching closures of the 1960s. [cite journal | url=http://www.caithness.org/caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/1994/june/halkirkmemories.htm | title=Memories of Halkirk from 1920 | first=Jessie | last=Paul | journal=Caithness Field Club Bulletin | month=July | year=1994] The Halkirk Games, first organized in 1886, were held in a nearby field. [cite web | url=http://www.halkirkgames.co.uk/history.asp | title=Halkirk Highland Games - History | publisher=Halkirk Highland Games | accessdate=2008-08-17]

rail line
previous = Thurso
"Station and Line open"
next = Georgemas Junction
"Station and Line open"
route = Highland Railway

"'Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Thurso Branch
col = HR colour
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*Jowett-Atlas
* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Sutherland_and_Caithness_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway]