Duncraig railway station
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|---|---|
 The platform alongside Loch Carron, looking northeast | |
| General information | |
| Location | Duncraig Castle, near Plockton, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°20′13″N 5°38′14″W / 57.3369°N 5.6372°W |
| 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 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.
History[edit]
The station was built as a private station for Duncraig Castle[5] by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway), opening on 2 November 1897.[6]
It became a public station in 1949. Duncraig was closed between 7 December 1964 and 5 January 1976;[3] it was reopened after local train drivers refused to acknowledge the station's closure for the intervening 11 years.[7] One of the drivers is quoted as saying:[8]
"We thought that if the English wanted to close a railway station they should pick on Euston or King's Cross"
The station is a Category B listed building.[9]
Facilities[edit]
The only facilities at the station are a small waiting room, a bench and a help point. The station, however, has step-free access.[10] 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 | 288 | 463 | 391 | 342 | 485 | 388 | 394 | 602 | 722 | 784 | 534 | 448 | 494 | 348 | 408 | 484 | 500 | 30 | 376 | 462 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services[edit]
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Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is only one train each way, plus a second from May to late September only.[12][13]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stromeferry | ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Plockton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Stromeferry Line and station open |
Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway |
Plockton Line and station open | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Butt 1995, p. 85.
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ Private and Untimetabled railway stations by G.Croughton page 69
- ^ "Railways in the Western Highlands. Opening of New Kyle Extension". Glasgow Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 3 November 1897. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Wills, Dixe (8 April 2014). "Stop the train, I want to get off: The magic of Britain's railway request stations". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Wills, Dixe (2014). Tiny Stations (Paperback, 1st reprint ed.). Basingstoke: AA Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-7495-7732-2.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Duncraig Halt (Category B Listed Building) (LB44180)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 219
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
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.
- Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985). The Highland Railway : The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol 2 (4th ed.). David St John Thomas. ISBN 0946537232.
- 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.
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Duncraig railway station from National Rail
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