Strathcarron: Strathcarron station, a lovely spot, sees trains cross twice a day. This view in July 2012 shows 158715 heading for Kyle with 158719 eastbound for Inverness.
Mark Bartlett 11/07/2012
Strathcarron
Location type
StationName and dates
Strathcarron (1870-)Station code: STC National Rail ScotRail
Where: Highland, Scotland
Opened on the Dingwall and Skye Railway.
Open on the Kyle Line.
Description
This is a two platform station with a passing loop on a single track railway. The main station building, of two storeys and of the same style as those at Achnasheen and Garve, is on the eastbound platform.
The tracks have wide separation, due to a proposal to provide clearance to carry fishing boats on the line. The station has a fine lattice footbridge.
A water column was provided on the westbound platform. A water tank was at the end of the platform close to the level crossing.
The goods yard was on the north side of the line, at the east end of the station and approached from the east.
There were two signal boxes, both opened in 1893. The west box was at the west end of the eastbound platform, close to the level crossing. The east box was closed to the east end of the loop at the goods yard turn out.
Most of the yard is now lifted except a short PW siding. A hotel was built by the station.
The signal boxes closed in 1984 when taken over by RETB controlled from Dingwall.
Strathcarron was the end of the road, originally this did not continue west along the south bank of Loch Carron to Stromeferry until the 1970s. With the extension of the station access road west a level crossing, rather than the former occupational crossing, now exists at the west end of the station.
To avoid the Strome Ferry motorists could book onto trains, their cars beig carried by flat wagons from Strathcarron to Kyle.
The station is at the settlement of New Kelso (just to the north across the River Carron), a name which the station was very nearly given.
Local
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
Facilities
Gaelic name: Srath Carrann
| Nearby stations Attadale Achnashellach Stromeferry Glencarron Duncraig Plockton Duirinish Kyle of Lochalsh Achnasheen Achanalt Lochluichart [2nd] Lochluichart Lochluichart [1st] Garve Mallaig | Attadale Bridge Avalanche Shelter Strome Ferry Shed Tourist/other Attadale House Balnacra Level Crossing Loch Dughaill Maol Chean-dearg Sgorr Ruadh Achnashellach Lodge Loch Carron Beinn Liath Mhor North Strome Pier Strome Castle South Strome Pier Stromeferry Viewpoint |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 19/08/1870 | Dingwall and Skye Railway Railway opened from Dingwall to Strome Ferry Pier. Stations at Strathpeffer [1st], Garve, Achanalt, Achnasheen, Strathcarron and Strome Ferry. Loops at Garve, Achnasheen, Strathcarron and Strome Ferry. |
| 13/03/1970 | Dingwall and Skye Railway
Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) Strathcarron to Strome Ferry re-opens (following major rockfall). |
| 17/06/1984 | Dingwall and Skye Railway Strathcarron east box closed, Strathcarron west box converted into gate box. |
| 29/10/2001 | Dingwall and Skye Railway 158733 damaged after hitting rocks from a landslip near Stromeferry (described as Strathcarron in the press). The line was planned to be closed until Nov 20. |
