Achnasheen railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland. The station is from , between Achanalt and Achnashellach. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The station was opened by the Dingwall and Skye Railway on 19 August 1870, but operated from the outset by the Highland Railway. The station hotel was built by Alexander Ross and opened in 1871. It was extended by William Roberts in 1898 and again at the turn of the 21st century.
It was once an important railhead, handling passengers, mail and freight bound for parts of Wester Ross, including Gairloch and the Loch Torridon area.
Facilities
Facilities here are very basic, consisting of shelters and benches on both platforms on both platforms, and a help point on platform 1, adjacent to a small car park. Unusually, for such a rural location, there are accessible toilets at the station. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Services
There are four trains a day in each direction (one on Sundays in winter, two in summer, depending on the time of year) stopping here, connecting Achnasheen with all stations between Inverness and .
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Station on navigable O.S. map
Railway stations in Highland (council area) Railway stations served by ScotRail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870 Former Highland Railway stations William Roberts railway stations