Rail station now on track to re-open [Ross-shire Journal]





Date: 17/03/2011

Scottish Government Transport Minister Keith Brown has confirmed £96,000 will be chipped in to the design cost of a project to re-open the Conon Bridge rail halt.


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The overgrown platform at Conon station (closed June 1960) photographed on 5 February 2011. A new station (to be named Conon Bridge) is proposed for the village, hopefully before 2012, when there are major road works planned for the Kessock Bridge. These are expected to result in significant delays to road traffic, particularly during in the morning and evening peaks. Protracted discussions regarding the cost (£1.6m for a basic platform and shelter) and 'who pays?' have delayed the project.
Location: Conon
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
05/02/2011 John Gray
The early morning train for Inverness off the Far North Line crossing the river at Conon Bridge on 23 November 2003 on the way to its next stop at Muir of Ord.
Location: Conon Bridge Viaduct
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
23/11/2003 John Furnevel
Approaching Conon Bridge from Dingwall.
Location: Conon Bridge
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
// Ewan Crawford