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Kinbrace railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kinbrace in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, 118 miles 20 chains (190.3 kilometres) from Inverness, between Kildonan and Forsinard.[3] The station is managed by ScotRail, who operate the services at the station.

Kinbrace Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Bhràiste[1]
General information
Location	Kinbrace, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	58.2585°N 3.9412°W / 58.2585; -3.9412
Grid reference	NC862316
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	KBC[2]
History
Opened	28 July 1874
Original company	Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
28 July 1874	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	464
2017/18	376
2018/19	510
2019/20	456
2020/21	44
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Helmsdale had been linked to Inverness by rail in 1870. The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was formed in 1871 to carry the railway onward to Thurso and Wick, by a route which took it through Strath Ullie. The line opened on 28 July 1874[4] and included a station at Kinbrace.[5][6]

Facilities

The station unusually has two waiting shelters, as well as a help point and bike racks.[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Platform layout

The single platform is long enough for a four-coach train.[8]

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Kinbrace[9]

	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	754	518	562	537	737	792	410	448	778	1,090	1,092	528	456	464	376	510	456	44

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

In the December 2021 timetable, there are four trains north to Wick via Thurso and three south to Inverness from Wick, on weekdays and Saturdays. There is a fourth Wick to Inverness service, but this does not stop at Kinbrace. There is a single train each way on Sundays.[10] Trains stop at the station on request.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kildonan		ScotRail Far North Line		Forsinard
	Historical railways
Borrobol Platform Line open, station closed		Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway		Forsinard Line and station open

References

External links

• RAILSCOT page on Kinbrace

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