Duncraig railway station


Duncraig railway station is a remote railway station by the shore of Loch Carron on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving Duncraig Castle, a mansion near Plockton, in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. It was originally a private station, and features a unique little octagonal waiting room. The station is unstaffed and is a request stop.
The station is from, and has a single platform which is long enough for a two-coach train.

History

The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.
Duncraig was closed between 7 December 1964 and 5 January 1976; it was reopened after local train drivers refused to acknowledge the station's closure for the intervening 11 years.
The station is a Category B listed building.

Services

2016 services

Monday to Saturday, Duncraig is served, by request, by four services each way between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh. On Sundays, there are two services each way in summer, reducing to one each way in winter.