Muir of Ord railway station

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Muir of Ord

Location

Place

Muir of Ord

Local authority

Highland

Operations

Station code

MOO

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

24,365

2005/06 *

24,783

History

11 June 1862

Open

13 June 1960

Closed

4 October 1976

Reopened

National Rail - UK railway stations

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Muir of Ord from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

UK Railways Portal

Muir of Ord railway station is a station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is the location of the sole remaining crossing loop on the single line between Dingwall and Inverness.

[edit] History

Muir of Ord railway station was once the junction of a branch railway to Fortrose. Passenger services on the branch ceased on 1 October 1951, but the branch remained open until 13 June 1960. After the railway bridge across the River Ness washed away in February 1989, isolating the entire network north of Inverness, Muir of Ord was chosen as the location for a temporary depot, from which the stranded rolling stock could operate a skeleton service to the highland communities which depend on the line.

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Train times and station information for Muir of Ord railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		Following station
Beauly	First ScotRail Far North Line Kyle of Lochalsh Line	Dingwall
Historical Railways
Beauly	Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Highland Railway	Conon
Terminus	Fortrose Branch Highland Railway	Redcastle