Plockton railway station
Plockton  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Am Ploc | |
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Plockton station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Plockton |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°20′01″N 5°39′57″W / 57.3336°N 5.6659°WCoordinates: 57°20′01″N 5°39′57″W / 57.3336°N 5.6659°W |
| Grid reference | NG794329 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PLK |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 8,934 |
| 2005/06 |
 7,992 |
| 2006/07 |
 8,295 |
| 2007/08 |
8,605 |
| 2008/09 |
9,230 |
| 2009/10 |
10,716 |
| 2010/11 |
11,186 |
| 2011/12 |
13,038 |
| 2012/13 |
12,886 |
| 2013/14 |
13,876 |
| 2014/15 |
12,826 |
| History | |
| Original company | Highland Railway |
| 2 November 1897[1] | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Plockton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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 now unstaffed.
The station building was built by the Highland Railway, and designed by engineer Murdoch Paterson. It was B-listed by Historic Scotland in 1986.[2] The building was occupied by a restaurant named "Off The Rails" however it is no longer in business as a restaurant. The building was completely renovated during 2009/2010 and is now a privately owned self-catering holiday cottage.
Services
Four trains each way call on weekdays/Saturdays and one each all year on Sundays, plus a second from May to late September only.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncraig | Abellio ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Duirinish | ||
References
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
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