Duirinish railway station

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History

File:Duirinish railway station, Scotland in 1970.jpg
The station seen in 1970

The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.[2]

Facilities

Facilities here, like many other stations on the line, are incredibly basic, consisting just of a shelter, a help point, some bike racks and a bench, although the station does have step-free access.[3] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Duirinish[4]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 519 601 608 841 801 742 620 808 702 804 970 1,048 1,064 930 918 856 878 156 554 614

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is only one train each way, plus a second from May to late September only.[5][6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Plockton style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   ScotRail
Kyle of Lochalsh Line
style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Kyle of Lochalsh

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Plockton
Line and station open
  Highland Railway
Kyle of Lochalsh Extension
  Kyle of Lochalsh
Line and station open

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References

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  5. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 239
  6. eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
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Bibliography

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External links

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