Invergordon railway station
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Invergordon | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Inbhirghordain |
| Location | Highland |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | IGD |
| Key dates | |
| 28 July 1874 | Opened |
Invergordon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line.
The station consists of two side platforms with two tracks forming a passing loop on the predominantly single-track line from Dingwall to Thurso and Wick. The permanent station buildings are all on the southbound platform, the northbound platform having a simple shelter. As of 2011 the buildings are not in use. In 2008/2009, the station underwent a brightening-up programme run by the Invergordon "Off The Wall" group.
Northbound, leaving the station, the track snakes under a one-way road bridge and runs alongside Park Primary school until turning into single track; it then runs through the Invergordon distillery and Inverbreakie housing estate. It then enters the woods.
The station's usage has more than doubled since 2004/2005.
Geography
The station is located at the south end of Invergordon high street and is easily accessible from all areas of Invergordon, the closest area being the densely populated area of South lodge.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alness | Abellio ScotRail Far North Line |
Fearn | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Alness Line and station open |
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Highland Railway |
Delny Line open; Station closed | ||
RAF Sunderland crash
On 26 November 1944, Royal Air Force Short Sunderland DD851 of the No. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit departed Cromarty Firth, RAF Alness on an anti-submarine patrol of the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. During the initial climb a connecting rod on the starboard inner engine broke, the engine caught fire and fell off. The Sunderland, with a full load of fuel and depth charges then crashed into the railway line 2 miles northeast of Invergordon Railway Station where all 11 of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) crew were killed.[1] The crew are buried in the Stonefall Air Force Cemetery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[2]
References
- ^ Form 1160 Crash Report (Report). Air Ministry. 1944.
- ^ Allison, Les; Hayward, Harry (June 1992). "They Shall Not Grow Old" A book of Remembrance. Brandon, MB: Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Inc. ISBN 0920436412.
