Thurso railway station

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Thurso

Thurso railway station from the road

Location

Place

Thurso

Local authority

Highland

Operations

Station code

THS

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2002/03 *

38,112

2004/05 *

37,338

2005/06 *

35,083

History

28 July 1874

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

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Thurso railway station is a railway station serving the town of Thurso, Highland, in the Highland council area, in the north of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, within the former county of Caithness, and it is the most northerly railway station in Great Britain. The station is 248 km (154 miles) north of Inverness.

While the station is at the terminus of the Thurso Branch, it is not now the operational end of the Far North Line. The train, after arriving at Thurso, goes back to Georgemas Junction, before heading east for Wick, the terminus.

In the past, the four car train would split in half at Georgemas, with one half going to Wick, and the other to Thurso. Prior to the introduction of multiple unit trains, a locomotive would be based at Georgemas Junction to take the Thurso portion to and from the junction.

[edit] Gallery

The view looking south from the buffer stops at Thurso station.

[edit] References

RAILSCOT on Sutherland and Caithness Railway

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Train times and station information for Thurso railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		Following station
Terminus	First ScotRail Far North Line	Georgemas Junction
Historical Railways
Terminus	Sutherland and Caithness Railway Thurso Branch	Hoy Station closed; Line open