Far North 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.

Far North Line
An Abellio ScotRail Class 158 (158717) approaches Scotscalder railway station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Highland Scotland
Termini	Wick/Thurso Inverness
Stations	25
Service
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	ScotRail
Rolling stock	Class 158 "Express Sprinter"
History
Opened	1862–1874
Technical
Line length	Inverness 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 tracks	Single-track with passing loops
Character	Rural
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	None
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) Scotscalder Template:BSflag Altnabreac Template:BSflag Forsinard Kinbrace Template:BSflag Borrobol (c. 1965) Kildonan Template:BSflag Salzcraggie (c. 1965) Helmsdale West Helmsdale (c. 1871) Loth (c. 1960) Brora Dunrobin Castle Template:BSflag ( summer only ) Golspie Dornoch Light Railway (c. 1960) to Dornoch The Mound (c. 1960) Rogart Template:BSflag Lairg Invershin Template:BSflag Culrain Template:BSflag 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) River Ness Rose Street Junction Welsh's Bridge Junction Inverness Millburn Junction Highland Main Line Aberdeen–Inverness line

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