Scotscalder railway station

Scotscalder
Scotscalder station looking east towards Georgemas Junction
Location
Place	Scotscalder
Local authority	Highland
Coordinates	58.483°N 3.552°W / 58.483; -3.552
Operations
Station code	SCT
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *	208
2004/05 *	187
2005/06 *	212
2006/07 *	142
2007/08 *	212
2008/09 *	256
2009/10 *	184
History
Original company	Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
28 July 1874	Open
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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Scotscalder from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Scotscalder railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Scotscalder, Olrigmore, Calder, Westerdale and outlying areas. The area falls into the Highland council area, in the north of Scotland.

History

The station was opened by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway on 28 July 1874.

The station house is now a private residence.

Services

The station is located on the Far North Line, within the county of Caithness. Together with Georgemas Junction, the station serves the local communities.

This station is designated as a 'request stop'. This means that passengers intending to alight must inform the guard in advance, and any passengers wishing to board must ensure they are in view of the train driver, and may be required to use a hand signal.

Due to its remoteness, limited services and lengthy journey times, Scotscalder has a low patronage. As of 2009-10, it is the 12th least used station in the United Kingdom, and the second-least used station on the Far North Line, after neighbouring Altnabreac.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Altnabreac		First ScotRail Far North Line		Georgemas Junction
	Historical railways
Altnabreac Station and Line open		Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway		Halkirk Station closed; Line open

References

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. 
• RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway