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The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. As the name suggests, it is the northernmost railway in the United Kingdom. The line is entirely single-track, with only passing loops at some intermediate stations allowing trains to pass each other. Like other ...
The station, opened in 1874 by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway, is the terminus of a branch line off the Far North Line. It is not the terminus for passenger services on the line, which instead extend to Wick. It is the northernmost station on the National Rail network and is managed by ScotRail, which operates all services to the station.
On 6 September 2015, Abellio ScotRail opened the Borders Railway, a non-electrified largely single-track line roughly following the alignment of the northern part of the long-closed Waverley Route. [7] [8] During its first month of operations, 125,971 passengers travelled on the Borders Railway, far in excess of projections. As a result of ...
The fleet also allowed the Class 322 fleet that operated on the North Berwick Line to be withdrawn and transferred to Northern Rail. The Class 334 "Juniper" units were cascaded onto the North Clyde Line to Edinburgh Waverley, and the Class 318s were cascaded onto the Argyle Line.
Number Length (mi) [1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes US 6: 248.09: 399.26 US 6 in Edgerton: US 6 in Pierpont: 1931
The station is served by ScotRail as part of the SPT network, on the Argyle and North Clyde Lines. It is the nearest railway station to the Renfrew Ferry on the north side of the River Clyde . The large Yoker Traction Maintenance Depot, which looks after the EMU fleet used on North Clyde suburban services, is a short distance to the east ...
The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the Glasgow North Electric Suburban line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by ScotRail. As a result of the incorporation of the Airdrie–Bathgate rail link and the Edinburgh–Bathgate line, this route has become the fourth rail link between Glasgow and ...
Most of the former line is buried beneath Route 8, Northfield Road, Hudson Drive, or Broadway Road. As mentioned above, a large part of the original line ran through the town of Northfield Center. In 1916 the railroad stopped usage of the old route 8 rail line completely. The tracks were removed and old Route 8 became the road we all know today.