Forsinard railway station

Forsinard
Location
Place	Forsinard
Local authority	Highland
Coordinates	58°21′24″N 3°53′50″W / 58.3568°N 3.8971°WCoordinates: 58°21′24″N 3°53′50″W / 58.3568°N 3.8971°W
Grid reference	NC891425
Operations
Station code	FRS
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	1,770
2011/12	1,970
2012/13	2,088
2013/14	1,718
2014/15	1,456
History
Original company	Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
28 July 1874	Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Forsinard from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Forsinard railway station is a railway station serving the village of Forsinard in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line.

History

The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was authorised in 1871, and the single-track line, which connected Helmsdale with Wick and Thurso, opened on 28 July 1874. One of the original stations was that at Forsinard.^[1][2][3] A crossing loop is located at the station to allow trains to pass each other.

From 1 January 1923 the station was owned by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. In September 1925, it was recorded as being 243 miles 34 chains (391.8 km) from Perth, measured via Carr Bridge and Inverness station.^[4]

The station building is now used by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for its Flow Country visitors' centre.

Services

There are four departures per day in each direction, southbound to Dingwall & Inverness and northbound to Wick via Thurso. One train per day each way calls on a Sunday.^[5]

Gallery

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  Forsinard station

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  RSPB visitor centre at Forsinard

References

1. Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 37. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
4. Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 183
5. Table 239 National Rail timetable, May 2016.

External links

• Train times and station information for Forsinard railway station from National Rail