Muir of Ord railway station

Muir of Ord
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Location
Place	Muir of Ord
Local authority	Highland
Coordinates
Grid reference	NH527501
Operations
Station code	MOO
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	24,365
2005/06	24,783
2006/07	32,573
2007/08	39,200
2008/09	51,104
2009/10	57,396
2010/11	62,428
2011/12	74,462
2012/13	74,064
2013/14	72,832
History
Original company	Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
11 June 1862	Opened
13 June 1960	Closed
4 October 1976	Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Muir of Ord from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Muir of Ord railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is the location of the sole remaining crossing loop on the single line between Dingwall and Inverness.

History

Muir of Ord railway station was once the junction of a branch railway to Fortrose. The station building and platform canopy were erected in 1894.

Passenger services on the branch ceased on 1 October 1951, but the branch remained open for freight until 13 June 1960.

After the railway bridge across the River Ness washed away in February 1989, isolating the entire network north of Inverness, Muir of Ord was chosen as the location for a temporary depot, from which the stranded rolling stock could operate the service to the highland communities which depended on the line.

Increased services have increased usage dramatically (see right).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Beauly		Abellio ScotRail Far North Line Kyle of Lochalsh Line		Conon Bridge
	Historical railways
Beauly		Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Highland Railway		Conon
Terminus		Fortrose Branch Highland Railway		Redcastle