Rogart railway station

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Rogart

Scottish Gaelic: Sgìre Raoird[1]
National Rail
Rogart railway station 1.jpg
LocationRogart, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°59′19″N 4°09′30″W / 57.9886°N 4.1584°W / 57.9886; -4.1584Coordinates: 57°59′19″N 4°09′30″W / 57.9886°N 4.1584°W / 57.9886; -4.1584
Grid referenceNC724019
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeROG
History
Original companySutherland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
13 July 1868Opened as Rogart
13 June 1960Closed
6 March 1961Reopened
12 June 1961Renamed Rogart Halt
?Renamed Rogart
Passengers
2016/17Increase 1,948
2017/18Decrease 1,630
2018/19Decrease 1,574
2019/20Increase 1,656
2020/21Decrease 150
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Rogart railway station is a railway station serving the Parish of Rogart and the village of Pittentrail in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line. Trains stop on request.

History[]

The Sutherland Railway opened between Bonar Bridge and Golspie on 13 April 1868.[2] Among the intermediate stations was one at Rogart, which opened with the line.[3] It is 77 miles 1 chain (123.9 km) from Inverness.[4]

In common with six other stations north of Bonar Bridge (now Ardgay), the station at Rogart was closed on 13 June 1960 with the intention of making economies; but the cuts were seen as too drastic, and Rogart station alone was reopened on 6 March 1961.[3][5] Three months later, on 12 June 1961, it was renamed Rogart Halt, but has since reverted to Rogart.[3]

The station has a passing loop 28 chains (560 m) long, flanked by two platforms. That on the down (northbound) line can accommodate trains having five coaches, whereas the up (southbound) platform can hold six.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 35.
  3. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 199.
  4. ^ a b Yonge 2007, fig. 20 section B.
  5. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, pp. 161–2.

Sources[]

  • 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. (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.
  • Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
  • Yonge, John (December 2007) [1987]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). 1: Scotland & Isle of Man. Railway Track Diagrams (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-3-6.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Lairg   Abellio ScotRail
Far North Line 		  Golspie
  Historical railways  
Lairg
Line and station open 		  Highland Railway
Sutherland Railway 		  The Mound
Line open, station closed


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