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Alness railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line, serving the town of Alness, on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is 28 miles 70 chains (46.5 km) from Inverness, between Dingwall and Invergordon.[3] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

Alness

Scottish Gaelic: Alanais[1]
General information
LocationAlness, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57.6944°N 4.2497°W / 57.6944; -4.2497
Grid referenceNH659694
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeASS[2]
History
Original companyInverness and Ross-shire Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
23 May 1863Station opened
13 June 1960Station closed
7 May 1973Station reopened
Passengers
2016/17 26,376
2017/18 29,272
2018/19 30,426
2019/20 27,050
2020/21 3,220
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History


The Inverness and Ross-shire Railway (I&RR), which was to be a line between Inverness and Invergordon, was authorised in 1860, and opened in stages.[4] By the time that the last section, that between Dingwall and Invergordon, opened on 25 March 1863, the I&RR had amalgamated with the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway (I&AJR), the authorisation being given on 30 June 1862.[5] On this last stretch, one of the original stations was that at Alness.[6] The I&AJR in turn amalgamated with other railways to form the Highland Railway in 1865,[7] which became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923.[8] The line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station at Alness was then closed by the British Transport Commission on 13 June 1960[6] and remained so for 13 years.

The station reopened on 7 May 1973[6] after significant housing development in the area.[9] The initial service provision was three trains each way on weekdays and one on Sundays.[9] When sectorisation was introduced by British Rail in the 1980s, the station was served by ScotRail until the privatisation of British Rail.

The original station platforms can still be seen on both sides of the single line through the station.


Facilities


The station consists of one platform on the northern side of the railway, with only a small shelter available. The station also has a small car park, bike racks and a bench.[10] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.


Platform layout


The station has a single platform which is long enough for a six-coach train.[11]


Passenger volume


Passenger Volume at Alness[12]
  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
Entries and exits 3,717 6,950 7,633 9,822 11,550 13,722 14,306 17,782 25,498 28,384 27,796 25,934 23,614 26,376 29,272 30,426 27,050 3,220

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.


Services


On weekdays and Saturdays, there are 7 trains northbound (4 to Wick via Thurso, 1 to Invergordon, 1 to Ardgay and 1 to Tain) and 8 trains southbound to Inverness. On Sundays, there are five trains southbound to Inverness, and 5 trains northbound (3 to Tain, 1 to Invergordon and 1 through to Wick.[13]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Dingwall   ScotRail
Far North Line
  Invergordon
  Historical railways  
Evanton
Line open; station closed
  Highland Railway
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
  Invergordon
Line and station open

References


  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. 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. 99. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
  4. Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 31
  5. Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 32
  6. Butt 1995, p. 15
  7. Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 40
  8. Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 154
  9. Kichenside, G.M., ed. (May 1973). "Farther North station reopened". Modern Railways. XXX (296): 173.
  10. "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. Brailsford 2017, map 18D.
  12. "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  13. eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219

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