Lairg railway station
Railway station in Highland, Scotland
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Lairg railway station is a railway station just south of the village of Lairg in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 66 miles 78 chains (107.8 km) from Inverness, between Invershin and Rogart.[4] ScotRail, who manages the station, operates all services.
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The view northward in 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lairg, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 58.0019°N 4.3998°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NC582039 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LRG[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Sutherland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 13 April 1868[3] | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  742 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  2,960 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 3,348 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 4,180 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 3,978 | ||||
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History
The station opened on 13 April 1868, as part of the Sutherland Railway, later becoming part of the Highland Railway and later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[3]
Until April 2009 the station provided an interchange point for postbus services to the remote communities of Durness, Kinlochbervie and Tongue, Highland.[5] Following considerable local opposition to the cancellation of the services they were more recently replaced by temporary services operated, under contract from the Highland Council, by Stagecoach plc.[6]
Facilities
Both platforms have waiting areas and benches, whilst there are also bike racks and a help point adjacent to platform 2. Platform 2 has step-free access from the car park, whilst platform 1 can only be accessed from the footbridge.[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.[8]
Passenger volume
| 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 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
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| Entries and exits | 4,096 | 4,126 | 3,724 | 4,790 | 5,280 | 5,542 | 6,098 | 6,330 | 6,176 | 7,440 | 7,514 | 6,592 | 5,576 | 5,426 | 6,016 | 6,264 | 742 | 2,960 | 3,348 | 4,180 | 3,978 |
The statistics cover twelve-month periods that start in April.
Services
Four Inverness to Wick via Thurso trains call here each way on weekdays and Saturdays (along with a fifth Inverness departure southbound in the early morning) and a single departure each way on Sundays.[10]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Invershin or Ardgay | ScotRail Far North Line |
Rogart or Terminates here | ||
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