Wick railway station
Wick  | |
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An external view of Wick railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Wick |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 58°26′30″N 3°05′51″W / 58.4416°N 3.0975°WCoordinates: 58°26′30″N 3°05′51″W / 58.4416°N 3.0975°W |
| Grid reference | ND360509 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WCK |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 19,556 |
| 2004/05 |
 19,582 |
| 2005/06 |
 19,079 |
| 2006/07 |
17,321 |
| 2007/08 |
20,202 |
| 2008/09 |
21,708 |
| 2009/10 |
24,454 |
| 2010/11 |
25,666 |
| 2011/12 |
24,844 |
| 2012/13 |
22,788 |
| 2013/14 |
21,884 |
| History | |
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 28 July 1874 | Opened[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wick from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Wick railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wick, in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. The station is the terminus of the Far North Line, near Wick police station and Caithness General Hospital, within the former county of Caithness.
History
The station was built by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway, opening the line in 1874.[1] On 1 July 1903, the station became the junction with the Wick and Lybster Light Railway. The last trains to Lybster ran in 1944, although the line was not officially closed until 1951.
Services
Wick is served by ScotRail services from Inverness.
Thurso station also features an end point to this line, but after reaching Thurso, services from Inverness turn back to Georgemas Junction before heading east for Wick, making Wick the de facto terminus.
Monday - Saturday
- 4tpd (trains per day) to Inverness at 06:20, 08:12, 12:35 & 16:00
Sunday
- 1tpd to Inverness at 11:51
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Georgemas Junction | ScotRail Far North Line |
Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Bilbster Station closed; Line open |
Highland Railway Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Thrumster Station and Line closed |
Wick and Lybster Railway Operated by Highland Railway |
Terminus | ||
References
Notes
Sources
- 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.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Railscot: Sutherland and Caithness Railway
- Railscot: Wick and Lybster Light Railway
- ScotRail North Highlands Timetable
External links
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