Plockton railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Plockton, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°20′01″N 5°39′57″W / 57.3336°N 5.6659°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NG794329 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PLK[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Highland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
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| 2 November 1897[3] | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  1,784 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  9,476 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 8,530 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 10,816 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 10,396 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 16 December 1986 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB6932[4] | ||||
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Plockton railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Plockton in the Highlands, north-west Scotland. The station is 58 miles 22 chains (93.8 km) from Dingwall, between Duncraig and Duirinish.[5] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here.
History
[edit]The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.[6]
The station building was built by the Highland Railway, and designed by engineer Murdoch Paterson. It was B-listed by Historic Scotland in 1986.[4] A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1956 to 1964, for the last two years a Pullman camping coach was used.[7]
The building was completely renovated during 2009/2010 and is now a privately owned self-catering holiday cottage.[8]
Facilities
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The only facilities at the station are a car park, a help point, a bench and bike racks. The station has step-free access.[9] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
[edit]| 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 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
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| Entries and exits | 8,934 | 7,992 | 8,295 | 8,605 | 9,230 | 10,716 | 11,186 | 13,038 | 12,886 | 13,876 | 12,826 | 11,574 | 9,998 | 10,592 | 11,482 | 11,616 | 1,784 | 9,476 | 8,530 | 10,816 | 10,396 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
[edit]Four trains each way call on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is only one train each way, plus a second from May to late September only.[11][12]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Duncraig | ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Duirinish | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Duncraig Line and station open |
Highland Railway Kyle of Lochalsh Extension |
Duirinish Line and station open | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ↑ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 186.
- 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Plockton Railway Station (Category B Listed Building LB6932)". Retrieved 27 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. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ↑ "Railways in the Western Highlands. Opening of New Kyle Extension". Glasgow Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 3 November 1897. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ McRae 1998, pp. 13 & 23.
- ↑ "Welcome to 'Off the Rails' at Plockton Station". Plockton Station. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 219
- ↑ eNRT December 2025 Edition, Table 219
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Plockton railway station from National Rail
- Video footage of the station on YouTube
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