Tain railway station

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Tain
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dhubhthaich
Tain
Location
Place Tain
Local authority Highland
Coordinates 57°48′50″N 4°03′07″W / 57.814°N 4.052°W / 57.814; -4.052Coordinates: 57°48′50″N 4°03′07″W / 57.814°N 4.052°W / 57.814; -4.052
Operations
Station code TAI
Managed by First ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 11,174
2005/06 * 13,837
2006/07 * 18,521
2007/08 * 20,847
2008/09 * 23,922
2009/10 * 24,340
History
1 June 1864[1] Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tain from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Tain railway station is a railway station serving the burgh of Tain in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line. The station is currently (2009) unmanned.

In its heyday the station had a staff of approximately 30 people. The station was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Highland Railway.[1]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Fearn   First ScotRail
Far North Line
  Ardgay
Historical railways
Fearn
Line and station open
  Inverness and Ross-shire Railway

Highland Railway

  Meikle Ferry
Line open; Station closed

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 226.

[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 (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. 
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