Tain railway station

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Place Tain Station code TAI 2011/12 33,638 Opened 1864 Number of platforms 2		Grid reference NH781823 Managed by Abellio ScotRail 2012/13 34,016 Local authority Highland

Address Tain IV19 1JA, United Kingdom Original company Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Similar Fearn railway station, Invergordon railway station, Golspie railway station, Dunrobin Castle railway st, Rogart railway station

Tain railway station is a railway station serving the burgh of Tain in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line and is currently (2012) unmanned.

In its heyday the station had a staff of approximately thirty people. The station was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Highland Railway. Murdoch Paterson was the Engineer involved in the Construction of the Station (1863–1864)

1st Shed

Former Invergordon Shed (Timber Built) was re-erected and opened in June 1864 (located approximately NH7068.01/1A) - facilities included turntable. Burned down 20 April 1877

2nd Shed

Slated Gable Style (Stone Built) Opened in 1877 (Sub-Shed to Helmsdale)- no facilities at the shed but a water column and turntable located at station. Dept closed 18 June 1962(Demolished)

Turntable

Demolished (Pit filled in but pit wall tops still visible)

Signal Box South

Demolished

Signal Box North

Demolished

Water Tank

Stone Built sub-structure supporting cast iron tank. Demolished

Services

There are four through trains northbound to Wick & Thurso in the May 2016 timetable and eight trains to Inverness southbound on weekdays & Saturdays. The additional departures to Inverness run mainly in the morning peak & evening and are run primarily for commuters. On Sundays there are four trains to Inverness and a single departure to Wick.

References

Tain railway station Wikipedia

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