Kinbrace railway station
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| Location | Kinbrace, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 58°15′31″N 3°56′28″W / 58.2585°N 3.9412°WCoordinates: 58°15′31″N 3°56′28″W / 58.2585°N 3.9412°W |
| Grid reference | NC862316 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KBC |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 July 1874 |
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 28 July 1874 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  464 |
| 2017/18 |  376 |
| 2018/19 | 510 |
| 2019/20 | 456 |
| 2020/21 | 44 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Kinbrace railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kinbrace in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line. Trains stop on request.
History[]
Helmsdale had been linked to Inverness by rail in 1870. The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was formed in 1871 to carry the railway onward to Thurso and Wick, by a route which took it through Strath Ullie. The line opened on 28 July 1874[2] and included a station at Kinbrace.[3][4]
The station is 118 miles 20 chains (190.3 km) from Inverness, and has a single platform which is long enough for a four-coach train.[5]
Services[]
In the May 2019 timetable, there are four trains north to Wick via Thurso and three south to Inverness from Mon-Sat (if requested). There is a fourth Wick to Inverness service, but this is not advertised to stop at Kinbrace. There is a single train each way on Sundays.[6]
References[]
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Brailsford 2017, map 20C.
- ^ "North Highlands Timetable" (PDF). ScotRail.
External links[]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Kildonan | Abellio ScotRail Far North Line |
Forsinard | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Borrobol Platform Line open, station closed |
Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
Forsinard Line and station open | ||
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