Georgemas Junction railway station
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| Georgemas Junction | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Halkirk | ||
| Local authority | Highland | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GGJ | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 1,129 | ||
| 2004/05 ** | 1,108 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Georgemas Junction (source) | |||
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Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway station serving the village of Halkirk and its surrounding areas in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, within the former county of Caithness.
Georgemas Junction is the junction of the Thurso branch from the Inverness-Wick line. The junction is the most northerly railway junction in the United Kingdom. On arrival at Georgemas Junction from Inverness, trains must reverse to reach Thurso. The train then operates from Thurso back to Georgemas Junction and onto Wick. Until diesel multiple unit trains were introduced in the early 1990s, all trains on the Far North Line were locomotive hauled (latterly by Class 37 locomotives). Northbound passenger trains would divide at Georgemas Junction, with the rear portion for Thurso and the front carriages for Wick. A locomotive was stabled at Georgemas Junction to haul the Thurso carriages.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Georgemas Junction railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Georgemas Junction railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Scotscalder | First ScotRail Far North Line |
Wick | ||
| Thurso | First ScotRail Far North Line Thurso Branch |
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| Historical Railways | ||||
| Halkirk station closed; line open |
Sutherland and Caithness Railway | Bower | ||
| Hoy station closed; line open |
Sutherland and Caithness Railway Thurso Branch |
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