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.
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General information | |
Location | Plockton, Highland Scotland |
Coordinates | 57.3336°N 5.6659°W / 57.3336; -5.6659 |
Grid reference | NG794329 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | PLK[2] |
History | |
Original company | Highland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
Post-grouping | LMSR |
Key dates | |
2 November 1897[3] | Opened |
Passengers | |
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Listed Building – Category B | |
Designated | 16 December 1986 |
Reference no. | LB6932[4] |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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]
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.
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 | |
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Entries and exits | 7,960 | 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 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
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]
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