Plockton railway station
Plockton railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Plockton in the Highlands, north-west Scotland. The station is now unstaffed.
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Scottish Gaelic: Am Ploc[1] | |
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Location | |
Place | Plockton |
Local authority | Highland |
Coordinates | 57.3336°N 5.6659°W |
Grid reference | NG794329 |
Operations | |
Station code | PLK |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
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History | |
Original company | Highland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | LMSR |
2 November 1897[2] | Opened |
Listed status | |
Listing grade | Category B |
Entry number | LB6932[3] |
Added to list | 16 December 1986 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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The station is 58 miles 22 chains (93.8 km) from Dingwall, and has a single platform which is long enough for a six-coach train.[4]
History
The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.[5]
The station building was built by the Highland Railway, and designed by engineer Murdoch Paterson. It was B-listed by Historic Scotland in 1986.[3] The building was occupied by a restaurant named "Off The Rails" however it is no longer in business as a restaurant. The building was completely renovated during 2009/2010 and is now a privately owned self-catering holiday cottage.
Services
Four trains each way call on weekdays/Saturdays and one each all year on Sundays, plus a second from May to late September only.[6]
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Following station | ||
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Duncraig | Abellio ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
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References
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt 1995, p. 186.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Plockton Railway Station (Category B) (LB6932)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Brailsford 2017, map 22D.
- "Railways in the Western Highlands. Opening of New Kyle Extension". Glasgow Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 3 November 1897. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 239
Sources
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
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