Brora railway station
Brora railway station (/ˈbrɔːrə/) is a railway station serving the small town of Brora in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 90 miles 48 chains (145.8 km) from Inverness, between Dunrobin Castle and Helmsdale, and has two platforms,[4] which can each accommodate a seven-coach train.[5]
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| General information | |
| Location | Brora, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 58.0131°N 3.8523°W |
| Grid reference | NC906041 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BRA |
| History | |
| Original company | Duke of Sutherland's Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 June 1871[2] | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  5,616 |
| 2017/18 | 5,994 |
| 2018/19 | 6,992 |
| 2019/20 |  6,354 |
| 2020/21 | 648 |
Listed Building – Category C(S) | |
| Designated | 23 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | LB571[3] |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
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The station opened on 19 June 1871, and was staffed from 1872 to 1992. The former station buildings are now unused but together with the cast iron footbridge are a listed building.[3]
Facilities
The station has basic facilities, including waiting shelters on both platforms, and a small car park and bike racks adjacent to platform 2. Both platforms have step-free access, but are also connected by a footbridge.[6]
Passenger volume
| 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 | |
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| Entries and exits | 4,024 | 3,462 | 3,483 | 3,277 | 3,723 | 4,660 | 5,614 | 5,780 | 5,164 | 5,556 | 6,380 | 5,616 | 5,524 | 5,616 | 5,994 | 6,992 | 6,354 | 648 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
There are four departures each weekday & Saturday, and one each way on a Sunday. Trains run northbound to Wick via Thurso and southbound to Lairg, Dingwall and Inverness.[8]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Dunrobin Castle | ScotRail Far North Line |
Helmsdale | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dunrobin Castle Line and station open |
Highland Railway Duke of Sutherland's Railway |
Loth Line open, station closed | ||
References
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt 1995, p. 46.
- "BRORA RAILWAY STATION AND FOOT BRIDGE". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- 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. p. 103. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
- Brailsford 2017, map 20B.
- "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
Bibliography
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- 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.