Invershin railway station
Invershin railway station is a railway station in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 61 miles 34 chains (98.9 km) from Inverness, between Culrain and Lairg.[2]
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| General information | |
| Location | Invershin, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.9249°N 4.3995°W |
| Grid reference | NH579953 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | INH |
| History | |
| Original company | Sutherland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| Key dates | |
| 13 April 1868 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  826 |
| 2017/18 |  438 |
| 2018/19 | 284 |
| 2019/20 | 216 |
| 2020/21 | 50 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station opened on 13 April 1868, as part of the Sutherland Railway, later becoming part of the Highland Railway and later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
Location
It is extremely close to the previous station on the line, at Culrain, situated at the opposite side of Shin Viaduct (or 'Oykel Viaduct'), a major structure on the Far North line which crosses the Kyle of Sutherland at its narrowest point.
Facilities
Invershin only has very basic facilities, being a waiting shelter, a help point and bike racks.[3] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
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 | 287 | 229 | 408 | 199 | 310 | 220 | 282 | 512 | 386 | 690 | 790 | 486 | 706 | 826 | 438 | 284 | 216 | 50 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
In the December 2021 timetable, 4 trains call at Invershin each way (4 to Inverness, 4 to Wick via Thurso) on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is just 1 train each way. Trains call at the station on request.[5]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Culrain | ScotRail Far North Line |
Lairg | ||
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.
- 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. 102. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
- "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