Strathcarron railway station

The station was built by Murdoch Paterson between 1869 and 1870.^[5] The station was opened to passengers on 19 August 1870 by the Dingwall and Skye Railway. The lattice-girder footbridge was built by the Rose Street Foundry in 1900.^{[citation needed]}

In the early 1900s, cars were occasionally carried between Strathcarron and Kyle of Lochalsh to prevent accidents on the hazardous roads and a ferry journey.^[6]

Both platforms have waiting rooms and benches, and platform one - which is adjacent to the car park - also has a help point. Both platforms have step-free access, although the footbridge does not.^[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

The station has a passing loop 19 chains (380 m) long, flanked by two platforms which can each accommodate a three-coach train. One of the Kyle line's three passing loops is located at the station (and trains are sometimes scheduled to cross here).^[8]

Four trains per day each way call at the station Mon-Sat, with two each way on summer Sundays and a single service each way on Sundays in winter.^[9][10]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Achnashellach		ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line		Attadale
	Historical railways
Achnashellach Line and station open		Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway		Attadale Line and station open

• 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.

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• Train times and station information for Strathcarron railway station from National Rail