Muir of Ord railway station

Muir of Ord National Rail
Location
Place Muir of Ord
Local authority Highland
Coordinates 57°31′03″N 4°27′37″W / 57.5175°N 4.4602°W / 57.5175; -4.4602Coordinates: 57°31′03″N 4°27′37″W / 57.5175°N 4.4602°W / 57.5175; -4.4602
Grid reference NH527501
Operations
Station code MOO
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  24,365
2005/06 Increase 24,783
2006/07 Increase 32,573
2007/08 Increase 39,200
2008/09 Increase 51,104
2009/10 Increase 57,396
2010/11 Increase 62,428
2011/12 Increase 74,462
2012/13 Decrease 74,064
2013/14 Decrease 72,832
2014/15 Decrease 66,576
History
Original company Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Post-grouping LMS
11 June 1862 Opened[1]
13 June 1960 Closed
4 October 1976 Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Muir of Ord from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Muir of Ord railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is the location of the sole remaining crossing loop on the single line between Dingwall and Inverness.

History

Muir of Ord railway station was once the junction of a branch railway to Fortrose. The station building and platform canopy were erected in 1894.[2]

Passenger services on the branch ceased on 1 October 1951, but the branch remained open for freight until 13 June 1960.

After the railway bridge across the River Ness washed away in February 1989, isolating the entire network north of Inverness, Muir of Ord was chosen as the location for a temporary depot, from which the stranded rolling stock could operate the service to the highland communities which depended on the line.

Increased services have increased usage dramatically (see right).

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Beauly   Abellio ScotRail
Far North Line
Kyle of Lochalsh Line		   Conon Bridge
Historical railways
Beauly   Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Highland Railway
   Conon
Terminus   Fortrose Branch
Highland Railway
   Redcastle

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Butt (1995)
  2. ↑ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. ISBN 0-300-09625-9

Sources

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muir of Ord railway station.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 21, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.