Plockton railway station

Plockton

Scottish Gaelic: Am Ploc[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationPlockton, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°20′01″N 5°39′57″W / 57.3336°N 5.6659°W / 57.3336; -5.6659
Grid referenceNG794329
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codePLK[2]
History
Original companyHighland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
2 November 1897[3]Opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 11,616
2020/21Decrease 1,784
2021/22Increase 9,476
2022/23Decrease 8,530
2023/24Increase 10,816
Listed Building – Category B
Designated16 December 1986
Reference no.LB6932[4]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 58 miles 22 chains (93.8 km) from Dingwall, between Duncraig and Duirinish.[5] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here.

History

The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.[6]

The station building was built by the Highland Railway, and designed by engineer Murdoch Paterson. It was B-listed by Historic Scotland in 1986.[4] A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1956 to 1964, for the last two years a Pullman camping coach was used.[7]

The building was completely renovated during 2009/2010 and is now a privately owned self-catering holiday cottage.[8]

Facilities

The station building

The only facilities at the station are a car park, a help point, a bench and bike racks. The station has step-free access.[9] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Services

Four trains each way call on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is only one train each way, plus a second from May to late September only.[10][11]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Duncraig   ScotRail
Kyle of Lochalsh Line 		  Duirinish
  Historical railways  
Duncraig
Line and station open 		  Highland Railway
Kyle of Lochalsh Extension
   Duirinish
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Butt 1995, p. 186.
  4. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Plockton Railway Station (Category B Listed Building) (LB6932)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ McRae 1998, pp. 13 & 23.
  8. ^ "Welcome to 'Off the Rails' at Plockton Station". Plockton Station. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 219
  11. ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219

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