Thurso railway station

UK stations
name = Thurso
other_name=
code = THS

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caption = Thurso railway station from the road
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Thurso
borough = Highland
original = Sutherland and Caithness Railway
pregroup = Highland Railway
postgroup = LMS
latitude = 58.590
longitude = -3.528
platforms = 1
lowusage0203 = 38,112
lowusage0405 = 37,338
lowusage0506 = 35,083
lowusage0607 = 32,906
years = 28 July 1874
events = Open
years1 =
events1 =|

Thurso railway station is a railway station serving the town of Thurso, Highland, in the Highland council area, in the north of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, within the former county of Caithness, and it is the most northerly railway station in Great Britain. The station is 248 km (154 miles) north of Inverness.

While the station is at the terminus of the Thurso Branch, it is not now the operational end of the Far North Line. The train, after arriving at Thurso, goes back to Georgemas Junction, before heading east for Wick, the terminus.

In the past, the four car train would split in half at Georgemas, with one half going to Wick, and the other to Thurso. Prior to the introduction of multiple unit trains, a locomotive would be based at Georgemas Junction to take the Thurso portion to and from the junction.

rail line
next = Georgemas Junction
previous =
route = First ScotRail
Far North Line
col = FF80C0rail line
next = Hoy
Station closed; Line open"
previous = Terminus
route = Highland Railway

"'Sutherland and Caithness Railway
Thurso Branch
col = HR colour
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References

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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Sutherland_and_Caithness/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway]