Ardgay Railway Station
History
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Opened on 1 October 1864 as Bonar Bridge by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway and designed by Joseph Mitchell, it became the meeting point of the Sutherland Railway and the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway. It was renamed Ardgay on 2 May 1977.
Platform layout
The station has a passing loop 32 chains (640 m) long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the southbound line can accommodate trains having ten coaches, but platform 2 on the northbound line can only hold five.
Facilities
Both platforms have benches, but only platform 1 has a designated waiting area, as seen in the photo on the left. Platform 2 also has a help point, and there is a car park and bike racks adjacent to it. Platform 2 has step-free access, but platform 1 can only be accessed from the footbridge. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
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 | |
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Entries and exits | 2,503 | 2,297 | 3,067 | 3,964 | 5,851 | 6,516 | 7,388 | 7,404 | 8,890 | 8,108 | 8,806 | 8,416 | 6,732 | 7,144 | 7,140 | 6,998 | 6,408 | 624 | 3,968 | 4,412 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
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On Mondays to Saturdays, there are seven trains a day southbound to Inverness and five a day northbound, four of which continue on to Wick (the other terminates here). On Sundays, there is one train in each direction.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Tain | ScotRail Far North Line |
Culrain or Lairg or Terminates here | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Mid Fearn Halt Line open; Station closed |
Highland Railway![]() Sutherland Railway ![]() |
Culrain Line and Station open |