Achanalt railway station is a geographically remote
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
on the
Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of
Achanalt
Achanalt (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Achadh nan Allt'') is a railway halt in Strath Bran, Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish council area of Highland Council area, Highland. It is served by a Achanalt railway station, railway station on the Kyle ...
in the north of
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. The station is from , between
Lochluichart and
Achnasheen
Achnasheen (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic ''Achadh na Sìne'') is a small village in Ross-shire in the Highland Council area, Highland council area of Scotland.
The village is situated on the River Bran at the junction of two roads built by Thomas Te ...
.
ScotRail
ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government. It has been operating the ScotRail franchise as an operator of las ...
, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The station was opened by the
Dingwall and Skye Railway
The Dingwall and Skye Railway was authorised on 5 July 1865 with the aim of providing a route to Skye and the Hebrides. However, due to local objections, another Act of Parliament was required before work could commence. This was passed on 29 Ma ...
on 19 August 1870, but operated from the outset by the
Highland Railway
The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating north of Perth railway station, Scotland, Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north o ...
. It may have originally been known as Achanault, prior to 1877.
Facilities
Facilities here, as with many other stations down the line, are minimal, comprising just a shelter, some bike racks and a small car park. The station is step-free to the car park. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
The main origin or destination station for journeys to or from Achanalt in the 2022–23 period was
Dingwall
Dingwall (, ) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland (council area), Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland.
Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north ...
, making up 204 of the 282 journeys (72.3%).
Services
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.
[eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219]
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External links
Station on navigable O.S. map
Railway stations in Highland (council area)
Former Highland Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870
Railway stations served by ScotRail
Railway request stops in Great Britain
Low usage railway stations in the United Kingdom
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