Kyle of Lochalsh railway station

Kyle of Lochalsh

Scottish Gaelic: Caol Loch Aillse[1]
National Rail
158704 standing at Kyle of Lochalsh, with the Isle of Skye visible in the distance
General information
LocationKyle of Lochalsh, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°16′48″N 5°42′50″W / 57.2800°N 5.7138°W / 57.2800; -5.7138
Grid referenceNG762271
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKYL[2]
History
Original companyHighland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
2 November 1897Opened[3]
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 57,786
2020/21Decrease 7,858
2021/22Increase 40,702
2022/23Increase 46,634
2023/24Increase 53,584
Listed Building – Category B
Designated16 December 1986
Reference no.LB6954[4]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 63 miles 64 chains (102.7 km) from Dingwall.[5] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all of the services here.

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Butt (1995), p. 137
  4. ^ "KYLE OF LOCHALSH RAILWAY STATION AND PIER". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ 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. 97. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.