General information | |||||
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Location | Hill of Fearn, Highland Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 57°46′41″N3°59′38″W / 57.7780°N 3.9940°W | ||||
Grid reference | NH815782 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FRN [2] | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 June 1864 [3] | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 4,182 | ||||
2020/21 | 850 | ||||
2021/22 | 2,980 | ||||
2022/23 | 3,754 | ||||
2023/24 | 4,062 | ||||
Listed Building –Category B | |||||
Designated | 6 October 1978 | ||||
Reference no. | LB7782 [4] | ||||
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Fearn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Hill of Fearn in the Highland council area of Scotland,located around 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the village. It is situated on the Far North Line,40 miles 60 chains (65.6 km) form Inverness,between Tain and Invergordon, [5] and is also the nearest station to Balintore,Hilton and Shandwick (the Seaboard Villages),Portmahomack and the Nigg Bay area of Easter Ross. ScotRail,who manage the station,operate all services.
The station opened on 1 June 1864,as part of the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway,later the Highland Railway and then the London,Midland and Scottish Railway. [6]
As well as a small car park,there are bike racks,a bench,a waiting shelter and a help point. The station has step free access. [7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets,passengers must buy one in advance,or from the guard on the train.
The railway through Fearn station is single track,the nearest passing loops being at Invergordon to the south and Tain to the west. The station has a single platform which is long enough for a seven-coach train. [8] The platform is very low and this gives rise to difficulties for passengers who are in any way infirm and unable to climb the height to the coaches,so there are portable steps available at the station. At the approach to Fearn station,conductors are obliged to use public address systems to warn alighting passengers of the low platform,and they also frequently do this when inspecting tickets of passengers travelling to Fearn.[ citation needed ]
2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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Entries and exits | 1,909 | 5,157 | 5,143 | 6,069 | 5,581 | 7,724 | 6,790 | 6,720 | 7,818 | 7,226 | 6,606 | 6,130 | 5,396 | 5,262 | 5,256 | 4,304 | 4,182 | 850 | 2,980 | 3,754 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
As of the December 2021 timetable,on weekdays and Saturdays,the stations sees 6 trains northbound (4 to Wick via Thurso,1 to Tain,and 1 to Ardgay),and 7 trains southbound to Inverness. On Sundays,the station sees 4 trains northbound (1 to Wick via Thurso,3 to Tain) and 4 trains to Inverness. [10]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Invergordon | ScotRail Far North Line | Tain | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Nigg Line open; Station closed | Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway | Tain Line and station open |
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