Strathcarron railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the small village of Strathcarron and the larger village of Lochcarron in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 45 miles 74 chains (73.9 km) from Dingwall, between Achnashellach and Attadale.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
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| Location | Strathcarron, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°25′22″N 5°25′43″W / 57.4228°N 5.4286°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NG942421 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | STC[2] | ||||
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| Original company | Dingwall and Skye Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
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| 19 August 1870[3] | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  7,224 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  1,192 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 5,370 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 5,524 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 6,972 | ||||
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History
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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
editBoth 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
editThe 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
editFour 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
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Following station | ||
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| Achnashellach | ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Attadale | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Achnashellach Line and station open |
Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway |
Attadale Line and station open | ||
References
edit- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 222.
- ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ The Buildings of Scotland: Highlands: John Gifford. Yale University Press 2003. ISBN 0300096259 p.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
edit- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Strathcarron railway station from National Rail