Grid reference NC901217 Managed by Abellio ScotRail 2012/13 62 | Station code KIL 2011/12 240 Number of platforms 1 | |
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Place Kildonan near Helmsdale Address Helmsdale KW8 6HY, United Kingdom Original company Sutherland and Caithness Railway Similar Forsinard railway station, Altnabreac railway station, Invershin railway station, Scotscalder railway station, Kinbrace railway station | ||
Kildonan railway station is a railway station near Kildonan Lodge in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line. Trains stop on request
The station opened on 28 July 1874. On 7 February 1884 there was an accident at the station. A special fish train from Wick approached the station when it derailed and ploughed up several hundred yards of track. The fireman, Alexander Campbell of Wick, died and the engine driver, David Mathieson of Wick was badly injured.
In 1952 the station was awarded a special class award in the British Railway (Scottish Region) Best Kept Stations Competition.
It is currently served by four trains each day (Mon-Sat) to Inverness and four trains in the opposite direction to Wick. Due to the extremely sparse and small population it serves, Kildonan is currently the 11th least used railway station in the United Kingdom, as of 2014-15, and the least used on the Far North Line. It is also the least used station in the United Kingdom that has a full (i.e. not restricted) service.