Duirinish railway station

Duirinish railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line near the settlement of Duirinish in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is approximately 2 miles (3 km) inland of Scotland's west coast, near Loch Lundie. The station is 59 miles 58 chains (96.1 km) from Dingwall, between Kyle of Lochalsh and Plockton.^[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here.

Duirinish Scottish Gaelic: Diùranais[1]
General information
Location	Duirinish, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	57.3199°N 5.6915°W / 57.3199; -5.6915
Grid reference	NG777314
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	DRN[2]
History
Original company	Dingwall and Skye Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
2 November 1897	Opened[3]
Passengers
2019/20	878
2020/21	156
2021/22	554
2022/23	614
2023/24	812
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station seen in 1970

The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh, opening on 2 November 1897.^[5]

Facilities

Facilities here, like many other stations on the line, are incredibly basic, consisting just of a shelter, a help point, some bike racks and a bench, although the station does have step-free access.^[6] 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 Duirinish^[7]

	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	519	601	608	841	801	742	620	808	702	804	970	1,048	1,064	930	918	856	878	156	554	614

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is only one train each way, plus a second from May to late September only.^[8][9]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Plockton		ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line		Kyle of Lochalsh
	Historical railways
Plockton Line and station open		Highland Railway Kyle of Lochalsh Extension		Kyle of Lochalsh Line and station open