List of Highland Railway stations


The Highland Railway was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north of Britain. Based in Inverness, the company was formed by merger in 1865, absorbing over of line. It continued to expand, reaching Wick and Thurso in the north and Kyle of Lochalsh in the west, eventually serving the counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness, Perth, Nairn, Moray and Banff. Southward it connected with the Caledonian Railway at Stanley Junction, north of Perth, and eastward with the Great North of Scotland Railway at Boat of Garten, Elgin, Keith and Portessie.
In 1923, the company passed on approximately of line as it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Although its shorter branches have closed, former Highland Railway lines remain open from Inverness to Wick and Thurso, Kyle of Lochalsh, Keith, as well as the direct main line south to Perth.

Main line

The Highland Railway main line between Inverness and Perth, which opened in 1863, left the Caledonian Railway at Stanley and then ran north over the Grampian Mountains. After 1898 the line followed a more direct route via, leaving the earlier line via at a junction at.
Between 1865 and 1965 the Highland operated one branch from to.
StationDistanceOpenedClosedNotes
Perth22 May 1842Opened as Perth General, Joint station, renamed 1952.
2 August 184818 June 1951Caledonian Railway station
2 August 184813 April 1931Opened as Dunkeld Road, renamed Strathord siding 1 February 1857, the 'siding' was dropped August 1866. Caledonian Railway station
Stanley2 August 184811 June 1956Caledonian Railway station, Highland Railway main line left Caledonian line here.
7 April 18563 May 1965
7 April 1856October 1864
7 April 1856Renamed Dunkeld in 1861; name been changed from Dunkeld & Birnam to Dunkeld and back again several times
1 June 18633 May 1965
1 June 18633 August 1959
1 June 18633 May 1965Junction for Aberfeldy branch from 1865 to 1965.
1 June 1863
18653 May 1965
9 September 1863Opened as Blair Athole, renamed 7 September 1893
11 April 1959Private
9 September 18633 May 1965
18653 May 1965
9 September 1863
9 September 1863
9 September 1863
9 September 186318 October 1965Opened as Boat of Insch, renamed 1 September 1871
3 August 1863Junction for Forres line.
6 July 1892Opened as Carr Bridge, renamed 16 May 1983
8 July 18973 May 1965
8 July 18973 May 1965
8 July 18973 May 1965
1 November 18983 May 1965
5 November 1855

Aberfeldy branch

The Aberfeldy branch left the main line at Ballinluig. The line opened on 3 July 1865 and was closed to passengers on 3 May 1965.

Keith and Aviemore to Inverness

Findhorn branch

An independent company built and opened the railway, and the line was taken over by the Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway 1862. The line was closed by the Highland in 1869.

Far North Line

The Far North Line between Inverness and Wick and Thurso opened in stages between 1862 and 1874. As well as the Kyle of Lochalsh Line that branches at Dingwell, the Black Isle Branch left at Muir of Ord for Fortrose, the Dornoch Light Railway left at The Mound for Dornoch and the Wick & Lybster Light Railway ran from Wick to Lybster.
StationDistance from PerthOpenedClosedNotes
5 November 1855
11 June 186213 June 1960
11 June 186213 June 1960Reopened briefly during March 1982
Clunes1864
11 June 186213 June 1960Reopened 2002
11 June 1862Junction for the Black Isle Branch. Closed 1960–76.
11 June 186213 June 1960Reopened 2013 as Conon Bridge
11 June 1862Junction for Kyle of Lochalsh Line
23 May 186313 June 1960Opened as Fowlis, renamed 1916
23 May 186313 June 1960Opened as Novar, renamed 1937
23 May 1863Closed 1960–73
23 May 1863
1 June 186413 June 1960
1 June 186413 June 1960Opened as Parkhill, renamed May 1868
1 June 186413 June 1960
1 June 1864
1 June 1864
1 October 186413 June 1960
19261928Briefly open as Mid Fearn Halt in 1864/5
1 October 1864Bonar Bridge until May 1977
1871
13 April 1868
13 April 1868
13 April 1868Closed 1960/1
13 April 186813 June 1960Junction for the Dornoch Light Railway.
13 April 1868
1 November 1870Private after 1871, closed 1965. Reopened for irregular services after 1985
19 June 1871
19 June 187113 June 1960
19 June 1871
28 July 187429 November 1965Restricted use after 1907
28 July 1874
187829 November 1965Known as Borrobol Platform until 1962
28 July 1874
28 July 1874
28 July 1874
28 July 1874
28 July 1874
28 July 1874Junction for Thurso
28 July 187413 June 1960
28 July 187413 June 1960
28 July 187413 June 1960
28 July 1874

Kyle of Lochalsh Line

The Kyle of Lochalsh Line leaves the Far North Line at Dingwall. Between 1885 and 1946 a branch left the line at Fodderty Junction, from Perth. The line was diverted in 1954, as part of a hydro electric project that raised the level of Loch Luichart, the distances are measured from Perth via this new line.

Invergarry & Fort Augustus Railway

The Invergarry & Fort Augustus Railway was an isolated branch from that was worked by the Highland from when it opened in 1903 until 1 May 1907, when the North British Railway took over.
StationDistanceOpenedClosedNotes
7 August 1894
22 July 19031 December 1933Closed 1911–13
22 July 19031 December 1933Closed 1911–13
22 July 19031 December 1933Closed 1911–13
22 July 19031 December 1933Closed 1911–13
22 July 19031 December 1933Closed 1911–13
22 July 19031 October 1906