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Brora railway station

Coordinates: 58°00′47″N 3°51′08″W / 58.0131°N 3.8523°W / 58.0131; -3.8523
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Brora

National Rail
The platforms at Brora, looking south
General information
LocationBrora, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°00′47″N 3°51′08″W / 58.0131°N 3.8523°W / 58.0131; -3.8523
Grid referenceNC906041
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBRA[2]
History
Original companyDuke of Sutherland's Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1870[3] or 19 June 1871[4]Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 6,992
2019/20Decrease 6,354
2020/21Decrease 648
2021/22Increase 4,722
2022/23Decrease 4,594
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated23 July 1987
Reference no.LB571[5]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brora railway station (/ˈbrɔːrə/) is a railway station serving the small town of Brora in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 90 miles 48 chains (145.8 km) from Inverness, between Dunrobin Castle and Helmsdale.[6] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

History

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The platforms, looking north

The station opened on either 1 November 1870,[3] or 19 June 1871.[4] The former station buildings are now unused but together with the cast iron footbridge are a listed building.[5]

In 2019, plans were announced by a local businessperson to redevelop the station building into "a micro gin distillery, café bar, tourist information point and gift shop", at a cost of £500,000.[7]

Facilities

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The station has basic facilities, including waiting shelters on both platforms, and a small car park and bike racks adjacent to platform 2. Both platforms have step-free access, but are also connected by a footbridge.[8]

Passenger volume

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The main origin or destination station for journeys to or from Brora station in the 2022/23 period was Inverness, making up 1,352 of the 4,594 journeys (29.43%).[9]

Passenger Volume at Brora[9]
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 4,024 3,462 3,483 3,277 3,723 4,660 5,614 5,780 5,164 5,556 6,380 5,616 5,524 5,616 5,994 6,992 6,354 648 4,722 4,594

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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There are four departures each weekday & Saturday, and one each way on a Sunday. Trains run northbound to Wick via Thurso and southbound to Lairg, Dingwall and Inverness.[10]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Dunrobin Castle or
Golspie
  ScotRail
Far North Line
  Helmsdale
  Historical railways  
Dunrobin Castle
Line and station open
  Highland Railway
Duke of Sutherland's Railway
  Loth
Line open, station closed

References

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 104.
  4. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 46.
  5. ^ a b "BRORA RAILWAY STATION AND FOOT BRIDGE". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ 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. 103. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  7. ^ "Station in line for £500k revamp". Northern Times. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219

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