Tain railway station
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 and is currently (2012) unmanned.
Tain ![]() | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dhubhthaich[1] | |
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Location | |
Place | Tain |
Local authority | Highland |
Coordinates | 57.8144°N 4.0519°W |
Grid reference | NH781823 |
Operations | |
Station code | TAI |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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History | |
Original company | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | LMSR |
1 June 1864[2] | Opened |
Listed status | |
Listing grade | Category B |
Entry number | LB41910[3] |
Added to list | 6 October 1978 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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In its heyday the station had a staff of approximately thirty people. The station was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Highland Railway.[2] Murdoch Paterson was the engineer involved in the construction of the station (1863–1864).
Facilities
The station is 44 miles 23 chains (71.3 km) from Inverness, and has a passing loop 24 chains (480 m) long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the up (southbound) line can accommodate trains having seven coaches, whereas platform 2 on the down (northbound) line can hold eight.[4]
Engine shed
1st shed
- Former Invergordon Shed (Timber Built) was re-erected and opened in June 1864 (located approximately NH7068.01/1A) - facilities included turntable. Burned down 20 April 1877.[5]
2nd shed
- Slated Gable Style (Stone Built) Opened in 1877 (Sub-Shed to Helmsdale)- no facilities at the shed but a water column and turntable located at station. Dept closed 18 June 1962 (Demolished).[5]
Turntable
- Demolished (Pit filled in but pit wall tops still visible)
Signal Box South
- Demolished
Signal Box North
- Demolished
Water tank
- Stone Built sub-structure supporting cast iron tank. Demolished
Services
There are four through trains northbound to Wick & Thurso in the May 2016 timetable and eight trains to Inverness southbound on weekdays & Saturdays. The additional departures to Inverness run mainly in the morning peak & evening and are run primarily for commuters. On Sundays there are four trains to Inverness and a single departure to Wick.[6]
References
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt 1995, p. 226.
- "STATION ROAD RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Brailsford 2017, map 18D.
- Griffiths & Smith 1999.
- Table 239 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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.
- 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.
- Griffiths, Roger; Smith, Paul (1999). The directory of British engine sheds and principal locomotive servicing points : Southern England, the Midlands, East Anglia and Wales. Sparkford: Oxford. ISBN 0860935426.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
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Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Fearn or Invergordon | Abellio ScotRail Far North Line |
Ardgay | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Fearn Line and station open |
Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Meikle Ferry Line open; Station closed |