Lairg railway station is a railway station just south of the village of Lairg in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 66 miles 78 chains (107.8 km) from Inverness, between Invershin and Rogart.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
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 The view northward in 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lairg, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 58°00′07″N 4°23′59″W / 58.0019°N 4.3998°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NC582039 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LRG[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Sutherland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 13 April 1868[3] | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  6,264 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  742 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 2,960 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 3,348 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 4,180 | ||||
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History
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The station opened on 13 April 1868, as part of the Sutherland Railway, later becoming part of the Highland Railway and later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[5]
Until April 2009 the station provided an interchange point for postbus services to the remote communities of Durness, Kinlochbervie and Tongue, Highland.[6] Following considerable local opposition to the cancellation of the services they were more recently replaced by temporary services operated, under contract from the Highland Council, by Stagecoach plc.[7]
Facilities
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Both platforms have waiting areas and benches, whilst there are also bike racks and a help point adjacent to platform 2. Platform 2 has step-free access from the car park, whilst platform 1 can only be accessed from the footbridge.[8] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
edit| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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| Entries and exits | 4,326 | 4,096 | 4,126 | 3,724 | 4,790 | 5,280 | 5,542 | 6,098 | 6,330 | 6,176 | 7,440 | 7,514 | 6,592 | 5,576 | 5,426 | 6,016 | 6,264 | 742 | 2,960 | 3,348 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
editFour Inverness to Wick via Thurso trains call here each way on weekdays and Saturdays (along with a fifth Inverness departure southbound in the early morning) and a single departure each way on Sundays.[10]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Invershin or Ardgay | ScotRail Far North Line |
Rogart or Terminates here | ||
References
edit- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 273.
- ^ 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. 102. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. p=273.
- ^ "End of road for remote post buses". 14 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Council to replace post services". 17 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
Bibliography
edit- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Lairg railway station from National Rail
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