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. It is 61 miles 34 chains (98.9 km) from Inverness, and has a single platform which is long enough for a four-coach train.[2]
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| Location | Invershin, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.9249°N 4.3995°W |
| Grid reference | NH579953 |
| Managed by | Abellio 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 | |
| 2015/16 |  706 |
| 2016/17 | 826 |
| 2017/18 |  438 |
| 2018/19 | 284 |
| 2019/20 | 216 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.
Shin Viaduct
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Culrain | Abellio 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.
- Brailsford 2017, map 20A.
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