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Forsinard Station

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Railway Station (19th Century) (1874)

Site Name Forsinard Station

Classification Railway Station (19th Century) (1874)

Canmore ID 6783

Site Number NC84SE 12

NGR NC 89072 42501

NGR Description Centred NC 8907 4250

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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View from EDetail of waiting room on up platform from NW.General View from NDetail of waiting room on up platform from NW.General View from NForsinard Station, NC84SE 12, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView from EGeneral view from WSWForsinard Station View from SSW showing WSW and SSE fronts of main station buildingForsinard Station View from SSW showing WSW and SSE fronts of E signal boxForsinard Station View looking WSW showing W signal box in distanceView of station building from SEView of signal box from SWGeneral View from NView of Forsinard Station platform and buildings.View of level crossing from SWView of signal box from SWView of station building from NView of station building from SEView of level crossing from SWGeneral view from WSWDetail of signal boxView of station building from NGeneral view from WSWDetail of signal boxView of Forsinard Station platform and east signal box.View of Forsinard Station and east signal box.View of signal box from SWForsinard Station View from NNW showing NNW front of main station buildingForsinard Station View from ESE showing SSE and ENE fronts of E signal box with main station building in backgroundView of level crossing from SWView of station building from NView of station building from SEView from EDetail of waiting room on up platform from NW.Forsinard Station View looking WSW along platform showing SSE and ENE fronts of main station buildingForsinard Station View from NNE showing NNW and ENE fronts of shelterForsinard Station View from WNW showing barrowView of the approach to Forsinard Station.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Farr
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NC84SE 12.00 89072 42501

NC84SE 12.01 NC 89101 42507 Railway Signal Box

NC84SE 12.02 NC 89049 42485 Level crossing

(Location cited as NC 892 425). Forsinard Station, opened 1874 by the Sutherland Caithness Rly.

J R Hume 1977.

This intermediate station on the Inverness - Georgemas Junction - Wick and Thurso ('Far North') line of the former Highland Rly. It remains in regular passenger use.

R V J Butt 1995.

A station with passing loop is situated at the S end of Forsinard village where a level crossing on the A897 road itersects with the railway.

The single storey stone built with slated roof station building is now in use as a Nature Reserve Visitor Centre. The platforms have stone base with concrete edging slabs and a gravel infill. They are lower than the standard, necessitating the use of steps for passengers to board trains.

A modern 'bus' type shelter has been added to the down platform whilst an older corrugated iron shelter survives as a waiting room on the up platform.

A boarded up signal box stands out of use at the N end of the dwon platform.

Visited by RCAHMS (MKO), 29 July 2002

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