Kinbrace railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Kinbrace, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 58°15′31″N 3°56′28″W / 58.2585°N 3.9412°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NC862316 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KBC[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 28 July 1874 | ||||
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 28 July 1874 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  456 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 44 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  370 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 436 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 606 | ||||
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Kinbrace railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kinbrace in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, 118 miles 20 chains (190.3 kilometres) from Inverness, between Kildonan and Forsinard.[3] The station is managed by ScotRail, who operates the services at the station.
History
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Helmsdale had been linked to Inverness by rail in 1870. The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was formed in 1871 to carry the railway onward to Thurso and Wick, by a route which took it through Strath Ullie. The line opened on 28 July 1874[4] and included a station at Kinbrace.[5][6]
Facilities
[edit]The station unusually has two waiting shelters, as well as a help point and bike racks.[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
On 20 December 2022, Transport Scotland introduced a new "Press & Ride" system at Kinbrace,[8] following successful trials of the system at Scotscalder over the previous four months.[9][10] Previously, passengers wishing to board a train at Kinbrace had to flag the train by raising their arm (as is still done at other request stops around the country); this meant that the driver needed to reduce the train's speed before a request stop (to look out for any potential passengers on the platform and be able to stop if necessary), even if the platform was empty. The new system consists of an automatic kiosk (with a button for passengers to press) at the platform; this will alert the driver about any waiting passengers in advance and, if there is no requirement to stop, the train can maintain line speed through the request stops, thus improving reliability on the whole line.[11]
Passenger volume
[edit]The main origin or destination station for journeys to or from Kinbrace station in the 2022/23 period was Inverness, making up 132 of the 436 journeys (37.16%).[12]
| 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 | 754 | 518 | 562 | 537 | 737 | 792 | 410 | 448 | 778 | 1,090 | 1,092 | 528 | 456 | 464 | 376 | 510 | 456 | 44 | 370 | 436 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
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In the December 2021 timetable, there are four trains north to Wick via Thurso and three south to Inverness from Wick, on weekdays and Saturdays. There is a fourth Wick to Inverness service, but this does not stop at Kinbrace. There is a single train each way on Sundays.[13]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Kildonan | ScotRail Far North Line |
Forsinard | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Borrobol Platform Line open, station closed |
Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
Forsinard Line and station open | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ "The Sunderland and Caithness Railway". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1874. Retrieved 14 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "More request stop kiosks on Far North Line". Today's Railways UK. No. 252. Platform 5. February 2023. p. 14. ISBN 9771475971140.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^ "Far North request-stop kiosk on trial". Today's Railways UK. No. 248. Platform 5. October 2022. p. 16. ISBN 9771475971140.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^ "First of Scotland's request-stop kiosks goes live". The Railway Magazine. No. 1458. Mortons of Horncastle. September 2022. p. 8. ISBN 9770033892354.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^ Far North Line Review Group – Transport Scotland
- ^ a b "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219
External links
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- Train times and station information for Kinbrace railway station from National Rail
- RAILSCOT page on Kinbrace
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