Tain railway station
Tain railway station is an unstaffed railway station serving the area of Tain in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from, between Fearn and Ardgay. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
In its heyday the station had a staff of approximately thirty people. The station was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Highland Railway. Murdoch Paterson was the engineer involved in the construction of the station.There have been two engine sheds at Tain in the past: the first was timber-built and originally from Invergordon, which included a turntable. It was re-erected and reopened in June 1864, but burned down on 20 April 1877. The second was stone-built and opened in 1877. There were no facilities at the shed, although there was a water column and a turntable at the station. It was closed on 18 June 1962, and later demolished. Both the turntable and the water tank were demolished at a later date, although the pit wall tops of the turntable remain visible. Two signal boxes have also been at the station, one at the north end and one at the south end, although both of these are now demolished.