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.
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