Duncraig railway station
Railway station in Highland, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duncraig railway station is a remote railway station by the shore of Loch Carron on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, originally (privately) serving Duncraig Castle, a mansion near Plockton, in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. The station is 57 miles 9 chains (91.9 km) from Dingwall, between Stromeferry and Plockton.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services at the station.
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Location | Duncraig Castle, near Plockton, Highland Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 57.3369°N 5.6372°W / 57.3369; -5.6372 | ||||
Grid reference | NG812332 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | DCG[2] | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Highland Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1897[3] | Opened as private station Duncraig Platform | ||||
23 May 1949[3] | Opened to the public | ||||
10 September 1962[3] | Renamed | ||||
7 December 1964[3] | Closed | ||||
5 January 1976[3] | Reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 484 | ||||
2019/20 | 500 | ||||
2020/21 | 30 | ||||
2021/22 | 376 | ||||
2022/23 | 462 | ||||
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