Achnasheen railway station
- Achnasheen railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Achnasheen
other_name= Achadh na sine
code = ACN
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Achnasheen
borough = Highland
start =
platforms = 2
lowusage0405 = 2,379
lowusage0506 = 2,471
lowusage0607 = 2,697
years = 19 August 1870
events = Station opens
latitude = 57.5792
longitude = -5.0720
Achnasheen railway station is a remote station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland.
It was once an important railhead, handling passengers, mail and freight bound for parts of Wester Ross, including Gairloch and the Loch Torridon area. All freight in this area now travels by road. The station building still serves as a postal distribution point, but the mail travels from Inverness by road. There are three trains a day in each direction (one on Sundays) stopping here, connecting Achnasheen with all stations between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh, but these are lightly used.
History
The station was opened by the Dingwall and Skye Railway, but operated from the outset by the Highland Railway. Taken into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced the station became part of ScotRail until the Privatisation of British Railways.
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