Dingwall railway station
Dingwall  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir pheofharain | |
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| Dingwall station in October 1984 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Dingwall |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°35′39″N 4°25′20″W / 57.5942°N 4.4222°WCoordinates: 57°35′39″N 4°25′20″W / 57.5942°N 4.4222°W |
| Grid reference | NH553585 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DIN |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 34,898 |
| 2005/06 |
 43,508 |
| 2006/07 |
55,034 |
| 2007/08 |
64,404 |
| 2008/09 |
72,086 |
| 2009/10 |
80,324 |
| 2010/11 |
84,920 |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 11 June 1862[1] | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dingwall from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Dingwall railway station serves Dingwall, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located just south of the junction of the Far North Line and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, and is served by First ScotRail. A recent increase of services has increased usage dramatically (see figures right).
History
The station was built by the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway (I&RR) and opened on 11 June 1862 when the company's line was opened from Inverness to Dingwall. The extension to Invergordon came on 23 March 1863. The I&RR was consolidated with the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway on 30 June 1862. The operating name became the Highland Railway (HR) on 29 June 1865. Under Highland Railway ownership the current station buildings were erected in 1886 by architect Murdoch Paterson.[2]
The HR became a constituent of the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923.[3]
The main passenger services through the station were to Wick and Thurso and to Kyle of Lochalsh. Between 1885 and 1946 there was a branch line service to Strathpeffer.[4]
The Highland Railway built a small steam locomotive shed near the station and this continued in use by the LMSR and British Railways until closure at the end of steam locomotive operations in the area in the early 1960s. It was a sub-shed of the large Inverness facility.[5]
Accidents
On 22 January 2010, a Class 158 Express Sprinter unit (158701) working the 17:15 Inverness to Ardgay service derailed at Dingwall; nobody was badly injured, but one female passenger was taken to hospital as a precaution.[6]
Station signage
The town's name in Scottish Gaelic is Inbhir Pheofharain;[7] however, the Gaelic on the station sign reads Inbhirpheofharain (incorrectly written as one word). Transport Scotland has acknowledged the error and indicated that the correct signage will be erected during 2014.[citation needed]
New annunciator LED screens have been installed on both platforms, giving information on the next three trains to arrive, and general security information.
Services
- Service provision at Dingwall forms part of the Far North and Kyle of Lochalsh Lines
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conon Bridge | First ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Garve | ||
| First ScotRail Far North Line |
Alness | |||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Conon Line open; station closed |
Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Foulis Line open; station closed | ||
| Junction with Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway |
Achterneed Line open; station closed | ||
| Highland Railway D&SR Strathpeffer Branch |
Strathpeffer Line partially open; station closed | |||
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 79.
- ↑ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. ISBN 0300096269
- ↑ Awdry, 1990, pages 80-83
- ↑ Butt, 1995, page 222
- ↑ Fuller, 1961, page 48
- ↑ "Points failure led to Dingwall train derailment". BBC News Highlands & Islands. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ Gaelic Place Names
Sources
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- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Fuller, Aidan L.F. (1961). British Locomotive Shed Directory. Railway Publications Ltd.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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