Kildonan railway station

Kildonan

Scottish Gaelic: Cill Donnain[1]
National Rail
Kildonan station as it was in September 2018, taken from the level crossing at the southern end of the station.
General information
LocationKildonan near Helmsdale, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°10′15″N 3°52′09″W / 58.1708°N 3.8691°W / 58.1708; -3.8691
Grid referenceNC901217
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeKIL[2]
History
Original companySutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
28 July 1874Opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 214
2020/21Decrease 16
2021/22Increase 140
2022/23Increase 148
2023/24Increase 240
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kildonan railway station (/kɪlˈdɒnən/ kil-DON-ən) is a railway station near Kildonan Lodge in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, between Helmsdale and Kinbrace, 111 mileschains (178.7 km) from Inverness,[3] and has a single platform which is long enough for a three-coach train. All services are operated by ScotRail, who manage 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.