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The X99 is an express bus service operated by Stagecoach Highlands. It is the fastest public transport connection between Inverness and Caithness . [ 1 ] The route runs from Inverness to Thurso via Wick , Helmsdale , Brora , Golspie , and Dornoch , with at least one service per day extending to Scrabster to meet the ferry to Stromness .
The Stagecoach-run coach service, the X99, reaches Wick faster than the rail service does; however, the X99, which runs from Inverness to Tain, Dornoch, Golspie, Brora, Helmsdale, Dunbeath, Lybster, Wick, Castletown, Thurso and Scrabster, is less frequent than the train - which provides a competitive journey time to Thurso - and traverses the ...
The line links the city of Inverness, the largest city in the Scottish Highlands, with the towns of Wick and Thurso at the northeastern tip of Britain.. Like the A9 trunk road north of Inverness, the Far North Line broadly follows the east-facing coastline of the Moray Firth, with all three termini located on the coast.
It is 6 miles 50 chains (10.7 km) down the line from the start of the branch at Georgemas Junction, and 153 miles 70 chains (247.6 km) from Inverness. [3] Thurso has a single platform, which is long enough to accommodate a nine-carriage train. [4] It is fully wheelchair-accessible and has a part-time ticket office.
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The passing loop dated back to the time loco-hauled trains divided/attached at the station – an Inverness-bound train from Wick would loop around the Thurso portion standing on the second (remaining) platform, and attach to it from behind. [11] The freight terminal has been used for taking nuclear material from Dounreay to Sellafield. [12]
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