The station was opened on 9 September 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.
As it was dark, the driver could not see what had happened but brought the front part of the train to a halt at Struan station.
The guard, Malcolm M’Farlane was badly injured and conveyed to Dr Irvine in Pitlochry.
The damage to the telegraph wires caused considerable delay to the morning traffic.
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