Fearn railway station

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Fearn

Scottish Gaelic: Manachainn Rois [1]
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General information
Location Hill of Fearn, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates 57°46′41″N3°59′38″W / 57.7780°N 3.9940°W / 57.7780; -3.9940
Grid reference NH815782
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeFRN [2]
History
Original company Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Pre-grouping Highland Railway
Post-grouping LMSR
Key dates
1 June 1864 [3] Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 4,182
Nigg
Line open; Station closed
  Highland Railway
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
  Tain
Line and station open

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