Duirinish railway station
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.
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Duirinish, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°19′12″N 5°41′29″W / 57.3199°N 5.6915°W |
| Grid reference | NG777314 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DRN[2] |
| History | |
| Original company | Dingwall and Skye Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 2 November 1897 | Opened[3] |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 856 |
| 2019/20 | 878 |
| 2020/21 | 156 |
| 2021/22 | 554 |
| 2022/23 | 614 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
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 | 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 edit
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Butt (1995), p. 84
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 239
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
Bibliography edit
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Duirinish railway station from National Rail
- RAILSCOT on Dingwall and Skye Railway
- RAILSCOT on Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway)