Dunrobin Castle railway station

Dunrobin Castle

Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùn Robain[1]
National Rail
The platform at Dunrobin Castle, looking east
General information
LocationDunrobin Castle, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°59′09″N 3°56′49″W / 57.9859°N 3.9470°W / 57.9859; -3.9470
Grid referenceNC849012
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeDNO[2]
History
Original companyDuke of Sutherland's Railway
Key dates
1 November 1870[3]Opened
19 June 1871[3]Closed to public becoming fully private
29 January 1965[3]Closed
30 June 1985[3]Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1,224
2019/20Increase 1,240
2020/21Decrease 114
2021/22Increase 770
2022/23Increase 1,428
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dunrobin Castle railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line in Scotland, serving Dunrobin Castle near the village of Golspie in the Highland council area. The station is 86 miles 22 chains (138.8 km) from Inverness, between Golspie and Brora.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 86.
  4. ^ 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. 102. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3. The atlas incorrectly marks Dunrobin Castle as just "Dunrobin"