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Duirinish railway station

Coordinates: 57°19′12″N 5°41′29″W / 57.3199°N 5.6915°W / 57.3199; -5.6915
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Duirinish

Scottish Gaelic: Diùranais[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationDuirinish, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°19′12″N 5°41′29″W / 57.3199°N 5.6915°W / 57.3199; -5.6915
Grid referenceNG777314
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeDRN[2]
History
Original companyDingwall and Skye Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
2 November 1897Opened[3]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 856
2019/20Increase 878
2020/21Decrease 156
2021/22Increase 554
2022/23Increase 614
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Duirinish railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line near the settlement of Duirinish in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is approximately 2 miles (3 km) inland of Scotland's west coast, near Loch Lundie. The station is 59 miles 58 chains (96.1 km) from Dingwall, between Kyle of Lochalsh and Plockton.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here.

History

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The station seen in 1970

The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.[5]

Facilities

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Facilities here, like many other stations on the line, are incredibly basic, consisting just of a shelter, a help point, some bike racks and a bench, although the station does have step-free access.[6] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

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Passenger Volume at Duirinish[7]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 519 601 608 841 801 742 620 808 702 804 970 1,048 1,064 930 918 856 878 156 554 614

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is only one train each way, plus a second from May to late September only.[8][9]

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

References

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Butt (1995), p. 84
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  8. ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 239
  9. ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219

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