Far North Line

Far North Line
An Abellio ScotRail Class 158 (158717) approaches Scotscalder railway station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNetwork Rail
LocaleHighland
Scotland
TerminiWick/Thurso
Inverness
Stations25
Service
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)ScotRail
Rolling stockClass 158 "Express Sprinter"
History
Opened1862–1874
Technical
Line lengthInverness to Wick: 161 miles 33 chains (259.8 km)
Georgemas Junction to Thurso: 6 miles 50 chains (10.7 km)
Total: 168 miles 03 chains (270.4 km)
Number of tracksSingle-track with passing loops
CharacterRural
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationNone
Route map
Far North Line
Wick
Wick and Lybster Railway (c. 1944)
to Lybster
Bilbster (c. 1960)
Watten (c. 1960)
Bower (c. 1960)
Georgemas Junction
Hoy (c. 1965)
Thurso
Halkirk (c. 1960)
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Altnabreac Template:BSflag
Forsinard
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Borrobol (c. 1965)
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Salzcraggie (c. 1965)
Helmsdale
West Helmsdale (c. 1871)
Loth (c. 1960)
Brora
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(
summer
only
)
Golspie
Dornoch Light Railway (c. 1960)
to Dornoch
The Mound (c. 1960)
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Lairg
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Ardgay
West Fearn (c. 1865)
Edderton (c. 1960)
Meikle Ferry (c. 1869)
Tain
Fearn
Nigg (c. 1960)
Kildary (c. 1960)
Delny (c. 1960)
Invergordon
Alness
Evanton (c. 1960)
Foulis (c. 1960)
Kyle of Lochalsh line
to Kyle of Lochalsh
Dingwall
Conon Bridge
Muir of Ord
Beauly
Clunes (c. 1960)
Lentran (c. 1960)
Bunchrew (c. 1960)
Clachnaharry (c. 1913)
Rose Street Junction
Welsh's Bridge Junction
Inverness
Millburn Junction
Highland Main Line
Aberdeen–Inverness line

The Far North Line is a railway which runs through the east of the Highland Council Area in Scotland. It runs from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. It is the northernmost passenger railway in the United Kingdom.

It is entirely a single-track railway. There are crossing loops at some stations to allow trains to pass each other.