Brora railway station

Brora

National Rail
The platforms at Brora, looking south
General information
LocationBrora, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°00′47″N 3°51′08″W / 58.0131°N 3.8523°W / 58.0131; -3.8523
Grid referenceNC906041
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBRA[2]
History
Original companyDuke of Sutherland's Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1870[3] or 19 June 1871[4]Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 6,992
2019/20Decrease 6,354
2020/21Decrease 648
2021/22Increase 4,722
2022/23Decrease 4,594
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated23 July 1987
Reference no.LB571[5]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brora railway station (/ˈbrɔːrə/) is a railway station serving the small town of Brora in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 90 miles 48 chains (145.8 km) from Inverness, between Dunrobin Castle and Helmsdale.[6] 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. ^ Quick 2022, p. 104.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. 46.
  5. ^ "BRORA RAILWAY STATION AND FOOT BRIDGE". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ 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.