Thurso railway station
Thurso  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Theòrsa | |
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A train departing to Inverness | |
| Location | |
| Place | Thurso |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 58°35′24″N 3°31′40″W / 58.5900°N 3.5278°WCoordinates: 58°35′24″N 3°31′40″W / 58.5900°N 3.5278°W |
| Grid reference | ND112679 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | THS |
| 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* | |
| 2002/03 | 38,112 |
| 2004/05 |
 37,338 |
| 2005/06 |
35,083 |
| 2006/07 |
32,906 |
| 2007/08 |
 37,064 |
| 2008/09 |
43,450 |
| 2009/10 |
47,792 |
| 2010/11 |
48,172 |
| 2011/12 |
48,104 |
| 2012/13 |
46,024 |
| 2013/14 |
43,802 |
| 2014/15 |
42,082 |
| History | |
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 28 July 1874 | 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 Thurso from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Thurso railway station is a railway station serving the town of Thurso, Highland and port of Scrabster (for Northlink Ferries to Stromness), in the Highland council area, in the north of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, within the former county of Caithness. It is the northernmost station on the National Rail network: 154 miles (248 km) north of Inverness.
History
The station opened on 28 July 1874. It was identified for closure under the Beeching Axe in the 1960s.
In the past trains from Inverness would split in half at Georgemas Junction, with one portion going to Wick, and the other to Thurso. Prior to the introduction of multiple unit trains by British Rail, a locomotive would be based at Georgemas Junction to take the Thurso portion to and from the junction.
Services
Thurso is served by Abellio ScotRail services to Inverness and Wick.
While the station is at the terminus of the Thurso Branch of the Far North Line, it is not the line's operational end. Trains from Inverness, after arriving at Thurso, go back to Georgemas Junction and then on to Wick, the other terminus of the line.
The typical Monday-Saturday service consists of:
- 4 trains per day to Inverness
- 4 trains per day to Wick
The typical Sunday service consists of:
- 1 train to Inverness
- 1 train to Wick
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Abellio ScotRail Far North Line |
Georgemas Junction | ||
 Ferry services |
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| Scrabster | NorthLink Ferries Ferry |
Stromness | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Terminus | Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway Thurso Branch |
Hoy Station closed; Line open | ||
References
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway
- ScotRail North Highlands Timetable
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