Forsinard railway station

Forsinard

Scottish Gaelic: Fors An-Àird[1]
National Rail
Looking north towards Altnabreac
General information
LocationForsinard, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°21′24″N 3°53′50″W / 58.3568°N 3.8971°W / 58.3568; -3.8971
Grid referenceNC891425
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFRS[2]
History
Original companySutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 2,530
2019/20Increase 2,866
2020/21Decrease 160
2021/22Increase 660
2022/23Increase 936
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Forsinard railway station (/ˌfɔːrsɪnˈɑːrd/) is a railway station serving the village of Forsinard in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, 125 miles 69 chains (202.6 kilometres) from Inverness, between Kinbrace and Altnabreac.[3] The station is managed by ScotRail, who operate the services at the station.

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ 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. 103. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.