Achanalt railway station
Achanalt  | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Achan nan Allt | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Achanalt |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°36′35″N 4°54′49″W / 57.6096°N 4.9135°WCoordinates: 57°36′35″N 4°54′49″W / 57.6096°N 4.9135°W |
| Grid reference | NH260614 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AAT |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 200 |
| 2011/12 |
162 |
| 2012/13 |
 164 |
| 2013/14 |
228 |
| 2014/15 |
482 |
| History | |
| Original company | Dingwall and Skye Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| 19 August 1870[1] | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Achanalt from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Achanalt railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achanalt in the north of Scotland.
History
The station was opened by the Dingwall and Skye Railway, but operated from the outset by the Highland Railway. Taken into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced by British Rail, the station became part of ScotRail until the Privatisation of British Rail.
Service
Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays/Saturdays and one each way all year on Sundays, plus a second from May to late September only.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochluichart | Abellio ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Achnasheen | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Lochluichart (Old) Line open; Station closed |
Dingwall and Skye Railway Highland Railway |
Achnasheen Line and Station open | ||
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- RailScot: Dingwall and Skye Railway
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