Lairg railway station is a railway station just south of the village of Lairg in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 66 miles 78 chains (107.8 km) from Inverness, between Invershin and Rogart.[3] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

Lairg Scottish Gaelic: Luirg[1]
The view northward in 2009
General information
Location	Lairg, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	58.0019°N 4.3998°W / 58.0019; -4.3998
Grid reference	NC582039
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LRG[2]
History
Original company	Sutherland Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	LMSR
Key dates
28 July 1874	Open
Passengers
2016/17	5,576
2017/18	5,426
2018/19	6,016
2019/20	6,264
2020/21	742
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station opened on 28 July 1874, as part of the Sutherland Railway, later becoming part of the Highland Railway and later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

Until April 2009 the station provided an interchange point for postbus services to the remote communities of Durness, Kinlochbervie and Tongue, Highland.[4] Following considerable local opposition to the cancellation of the services they have now been replaced by temporary services operated, under contract from the Highland Council, by Stagecoach plc.[5] The future of the services has yet to be determined.

Facilities

Both platforms have waiting areas and benches, whilst there are also bike racks and a help point adjacent to platform 2. Platform 2 has step-free access from the car park, whilst platform 1 can only be accessed from the footbridge.[6] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Platform layout

Platform 1 on the southbound line can accommodate trains having six coaches, but platform 2 on the northbound line can only hold five.

Passenger volume

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

Four Inverness to Wick via Thurso trains call here each way on weekdays and Saturdays (along with a fifth Inverness departure southbound in the early morning) and a single departure each way on Sundays.[8]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Invershin or Ardgay		ScotRail Far North Line		Rogart or Terminates here

References

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