📌 Heritage railway between Keith & Dufftown, Moray
★★★
On summer weekends, the dark green Spirit of Speyside diesel shuttles passengers 11 miles into the heart of Speyside, reinstated in the year 2000 as a heritage railway 32 years after regular services were withdrawn. The route links the mainline railway network at Keith (via a short walk) with Scotland’s whisky capital at Dufftown via the River Isla and the waters and braes of Lochpark – and is appriately nicknamed The Whisky Line. Provided you’re visiting on one of the operating days, the railway is a good option for visiting Dufftown and one or more of its distilleries without using a car.
🌍 Location
📌 Keith Town station (northeast terminus) is by Church Road (A95), Keith town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 429508
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.543514,-2.955860
🚌 Bus stops at station
🚗 Car park
📌 Dufftown station (southwest terminus) is on Station Road, 1 mi north of Dufftown
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 322414
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.458070,-3.131089
🚆 Keith (0.5 mi) | 🚌 Bus to Keith
🚗 Car park
💬 There are also intermediate stops at Drummuir & Towiemore.
📝 Key info
⌚ Generally Friday to Sunday, early April to September (see official website for exceptions), plus last Friday & Saturday in October
🎫 £8 adult / £4 child each way
