Thurso railway station
Thurso | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Theòrsa[1] |
| Location | Highland |
| Coordinates | 58°35′24″N 3°31′40″W / 58.5900°N 3.5278°W |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | THS |
| History | |
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 28 July 1874 | Opened |
Thurso railway station is a railway station serving the town of Thurso, Highland and port of Scrabster (for Northlink Ferries to Stromness), in the Highland council area, in the north of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, within the former county of Caithness. It is the northernmost station on the National Rail network: 154 miles (248 km) north of Inverness.
History
The station opened on 28 July 1874.[2] A wrought-iron turntable of 45 feet (14 m) diameter built by the Railway Steel and Plant Company of Manchester was installed at the station.[3]
It was identified for closure under the Beeching Axe in the 1960s.
In the past trains from Inverness would split in half at Georgemas Junction, with one portion going to Wick, and the other to Thurso. Prior to the introduction of multiple unit trains by British Rail, a locomotive would be based at Georgemas Junction to take the Thurso portion to and from the junction.
The station is 6 miles 50 chains (10.7 km) from Georgemas Junction, and has a single platform which is long enough for a nine-coach train.[4]
Services
Thurso is served by Abellio ScotRail services to Inverness and Wick.
While the station is at the terminus of the Thurso Branch of the Far North Line, it is not the line's operational end. Trains from Inverness, after arriving at Thurso, go back to Georgemas Junction and then on to Wick, the other terminus of the line.
The typical Monday-Saturday service consists of:
- 4 trains per day to Inverness
- 4 trains per day to Wick[5]
The typical Sunday service consists of:
- 1 train to Inverness
- 1 train to Wick
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Abellio ScotRail Far North Line |
Georgemas Junction | ||
 Ferry services
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| Scrabster | NorthLink Ferries Ferry |
Stromness | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Terminus | Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway Thurso Branch |
Hoy Station closed; Line open | ||
Notes
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Sutherland and Caithness Railway". John o’Groat Journal. Scotland. 9 July 1874. Retrieved 15 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Brailsford 2017, map 20E.
- ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 239
References
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - 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.
- 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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