Achnasheen railway station

Achnasheen

Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na Sìne[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationAchnasheen, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°34′45″N 5°04′20″W / 57.5793°N 5.0723°W / 57.5793; -5.0723
Grid referenceNH164585
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeACN[2]
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyDingwall and Skye Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
19 August 1870Station opened[3]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 3,284
2019/20Decrease 3,234
2020/21Decrease 620
2021/22Increase 2,420
2022/23Increase 3,302
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Achnasheen railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland. The station is 27 miles 72 chains (44.9 km) from Dingwall, between Achanalt and Achnashellach.[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. ^ Butt (1995)
  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. 98. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.