Strathcarron railway station

Strathcarron

Scottish Gaelic: Srath Carrann[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationStrathcarron, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°25′22″N 5°25′43″W / 57.4228°N 5.4286°W / 57.4228; -5.4286
Grid referenceNG942421
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSTC[2]
History
Original companyDingwall and Skye Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
19 August 1870[3]Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 6,970
2019/20Increase 7,224
2020/21Decrease 1,192
2021/22Increase 5,370
2022/23Increase 5,524
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Strathcarron railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the small village of Strathcarron and the larger village of Lochcarron in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 45 miles 74 chains (73.9 km) from Dingwall, between Achnashellach and Attadale.[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, p. 222.
  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. 97. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.