Achnasheen railway station
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| Achnasheen | |
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| Achadh na sine | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Achnasheen |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°34′45″N 5°04′19″W / 57.5792°N 5.0720°WCoordinates: 57°34′45″N 5°04′19″W / 57.5792°N 5.0720°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ACN |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 2,379 |
| 2005/06 * | 2,471 |
| 2006/07 * | 2,697 |
| 2007/08 * | 2,974 |
| History | |
| 19 August 1870 | Station opened[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Achnasheen from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Achnasheen railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland.
It was once an important railhead, handling passengers, mail and freight bound for parts of Wester Ross, including Gairloch and the Loch Torridon area. All freight in this area now travels by road. The station building still serves as a postal distribution point, but the mail travels from Inverness by road. There are four trains a day in each direction (two on Sundays) stopping here, connecting Achnasheen with all stations between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh, but these are lightly used.
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[edit] History
The station was opened by the Dingwall and Skye Railway,[1] 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, the station became part of ScotRail until the Privatisation of British Railways.
[edit] Service
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Achanalt | First ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Achnashellach | ||
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| Achanalt Line and Station open |
Highland Railway |
Glencarron Platform Line open; Station closed |
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[edit] Gallery
 Achnasheen station in 1970 |
 Achnasheen station in the early 2000s |
[edit] References
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[edit] 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 (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- 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.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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