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Ardgay railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ardgay and its neighbour Bonar Bridge in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, Шаблон:Convert from Шаблон:Stnlnk, between Tain and Culrain.[1] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

History

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A ScotRail Шаблон:Brc standing at Ardgay with a service bound for Inverness

Opened on 1 October 1864 as Bonar Bridge by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction RailwayШаблон:Sfn and designed by Joseph Mitchell,[2][3] it became the meeting point of the Sutherland Railway and the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway. It was renamed Ardgay on 2 May 1977.[4]Шаблон:Sfn

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Platform layout

The station has a passing loop Шаблон:Convert long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the southbound line can accommodate trains having ten coaches, but platform 2 on the northbound line can only hold five.Шаблон:Sfn

Facilities

Both platforms have benches, but only platform 1 has a designated waiting area, as seen in the photo on the left. Platform 2 also has a help point, and there is a car park and bike racks adjacent to it. Platform 2 has step-free access, but platform 1 can only be accessed from the footbridge.[5] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Ardgay[6]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 2,503 2,297 3,067 3,964 5,851 6,516 7,388 7,404 8,890 8,108 8,806 8,416 6,732 7,144 7,140 6,998 6,408 624 3,968 4,412

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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A ScotRail Шаблон:Brc arriving at Ardgay with a service bound for Wick

On Mondays to Saturdays, there are seven trains a day southbound to Шаблон:Stnlnk and five a day northbound, four of which continue on to Шаблон:Stnlnk (the other terminates here). On Sundays, there is one train in each direction.[7] Шаблон:Clear leftШаблон:Rail start Шаблон:Rail line Шаблон:Historical Rail Insert Шаблон:Rail line Шаблон:S-end

References

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Bibliography

External links

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