Strathcarron railway station
Strathcarron LMSR | |||||
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Key dates | |||||
19 August 1870[3] | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 6,970 | ||||
2019/20 | 7,224 | ||||
2020/21 | 1,192 | ||||
2021/22 | 5,370 | ||||
2022/23 | 5,524 | ||||
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Strathcarron railway station is a remote
History
The station was built by Murdoch Paterson between 1869 and 1870.[5] The station was opened to passengers on 19 August 1870 by the Dingwall and Skye Railway. The lattice-girder footbridge was built by the Rose Street Foundry in 1900.[citation needed]
In the early 1900s, cars were occasionally carried between Strathcarron and Kyle of Lochalsh to prevent accidents on the hazardous roads and a ferry journey.[6]
Facilities
Both platforms have waiting rooms and benches, and platform one - which is adjacent to the car park - also has a help point. Both platforms have step-free access, although the footbridge does not.[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Platform layout
The station has a passing loop 19 chains (380 m) long, flanked by two platforms which can each accommodate a three-coach train. One of the Kyle line's three passing loops is located at the station (and trains are sometimes scheduled to cross here).[8]
Services
Four trains per day each way call at the station Mon-Sat, with two each way on summer Sundays and a single service each way on Sundays in winter.[9][10]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Achnashellach | Kyle of Lochalsh Line
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Attadale | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Achnashellach Line and station open |
Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway |
Attadale Line and station open |
References
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 222.
- ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ISBN 0300096259p.523
- ^ Dalton, Alastair (19 August 2020). "Strome Ferry 'Great Railway Journey of the World' hits 150". scotsman.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Brailsford 2017, map 22E.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 219
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
Bibliography
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- OL 11956311M.
External links
- Train times and station information for Strathcarron railway station from National Rail