Far North Line
Places Grid references Other Notes
Inverness NH667454 Connection with the Aberdeen to Inverness Line ; the Highland Main Line to Edinburgh , Glasgow Queen Street and London King 's Cross ; and the Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston . Bus connection to Inverness Airport ( route 11 operated by Stagecoach in Inverness )
Beauly NH520457 Closed 1960 , reopened 2002
Muir of Ord NH528501 Closed 1960 , reopened 1976
Conon Bridge NH540550 Reopened in 2013 after being closed for nearly 53 years
Dingwall NH553586 The Kyle of Lochalsh Line diverges at Dingwall
Alness NH659694 Closed 1960 , reopened 1973
Invergordon NH704686
Fearn NH815782 This small village ( full name Hill of Fearn , NH832778 ) is about 2 km ( over 1 mile ) east of the station . This station also benefits the Seaboard Villages
Tain NH781823
Ardgay NH600904 When first built , and for many years afterwards , Ardgay station was named for the nearby village of Bonar Bridge
Culrain NH577947 A primary source of traffic was nearby Carbisdale Castle Youth Hostel until 2011
Invershin NH579953 Invershin and Culrain stations are extremely close to each other ; they have been described as the two closest railway stations in the UK ) . They are separated only by the Shin Viaduct , which carries the railway over the Kyle of Sutherland . This gave an added importance to the railway as the viaduct was the only link between the two banks of the Kyle in the area . The stations used to be in separate counties
Lairg NC582038 Lairg station is about 2.5 km ( about 1.5 miles ) south of this small town ( NC582064 )
Rogart NC725019 Closed 1960 , reopened 1961
Golspie NH825997
Dunrobin Castle NC849013 Open only during summer months ( currently between March and October ) to correspond with the castle 's annual opening times
Brora NC906041
Helmsdale ND023155
Kildonan NC901217 The least-used station on the line in 2016-17 according to ORR annual usage statistics . Usage increased by 130 passengers the following year
Kinbrace NC862316
Towns and villages
The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. As the name suggests, it is the northernmost railway in the United Kingdom. The line has many sections of single track, mostly north of Dingwall. In common with other railway lines in the Highlands and northern Lowlands, it is not electrified and all trains are diesel-powered.