Plockton railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Plockton, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°20′01″N 5°39′57″W / 57.3336°N 5.6659°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NG794329 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PLK[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Highland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 November 1897[3] | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  11,482 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 11,616 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  1,784 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 9,476 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 8,530 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 16 December 1986 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB6932[4] | ||||
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Plockton railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Plockton in the Highlands, north-west Scotland. The station is 58 miles 22 chains (93.8 km) from Dingwall, between Duncraig and Duirinish.[5] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here.
History
[edit]The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.[6]
The station building was built by the Highland Railway, and designed by engineer Murdoch Paterson. It was B-listed by Historic Scotland in 1986.[4] A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1956 to 1964, for the last two years a Pullman camping coach was used.[7]
The building was completely renovated during 2009/2010 and is now a privately owned self-catering holiday cottage.[8]
Facilities
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The only facilities at the station are a car park, a help point, a bench and bike racks. The station has step-free access.[9] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Services
[edit]Four trains each way call on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is only one train each way, plus a second from May to late September only.[10][11]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Duncraig | ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Duirinish | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Duncraig Line and station open |
Highland Railway Kyle of Lochalsh Extension |
Duirinish Line and station open | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 186.
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Plockton Railway Station (Category B Listed Building) (LB6932)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ "Railways in the Western Highlands. Opening of New Kyle Extension". Glasgow Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 3 November 1897. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ McRae 1998, pp. 13 & 23.
- ^ "Welcome to 'Off the Rails' at Plockton Station". Plockton Station. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 219
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
Bibliography
[edit]- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
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