Attadale railway station
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| General information | |
| Location | Attadale, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°23′40″N 5°27′19″W / 57.3945°N 5.4553°W |
| Grid reference | NG924390 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ATT[2] |
| History | |
| Original company | Dingwall and Skye Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| Key dates | |
| 1880 | Station opened[3] |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  1,322 |
| 2019/20 |  1,228 |
| 2020/21 | 62 |
| 2021/22 | 764 |
| 2022/23 | 1,042 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Attadale railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Attadale on Loch Carron in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 48 miles 22 chains (77.7 km) from Dingwall, between Strathcarron and Stromeferry.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History[edit]
The station was opened in 1880 by the Highland Railway, even though the line through Attadale had been opened ten years earlier.[5] Some give the opening date of the station as 1875 or 1877, but only as a private halt, affirming its public opening in 1880.[3]
Facilities[edit]
The platform has a waiting room, help point, bench and bike racks. The station is not step-free.[6] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume[edit]
| 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 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 216 | 325 | 398 | 439 | 469 | 472 | 478 | 526 | 968 | 658 | 998 | 784 | 820 | 938 | 1,170 | 1,322 | 1,228 | 62 | 764 | 1,042 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services[edit]
Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays/Saturdays and one each way all year on Sundays, plus a second from May to late September only.[8][9]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathcarron | ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Stromeferry | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Strathcarron Line and station open |
Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway |
Stromeferry Line and station open | ||
Cultural References[edit]
The station featured in episode one of the Channel 4 documentary series Paul Merton's Secret Stations on 1 May 2016, when presenter Paul Merton alighted there en route to visiting a salmon breeding farm on the shores of Loch Carron.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 59.
- ^ 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. 97. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 39.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 219
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
- ^ "Programme Information - Paul Merton's Secret Stations"4 Press website; Retrieved 18 May 2016
Bibliography[edit]
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
- Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Attadale railway station from National Rail
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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