General information | |||||
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Location | Alness, Highland Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 57°41′40″N 4°14′59″W / 57.6944°N 4.2497°W | ||||
Grid reference | NH659694 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | ASS[2] | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
Key dates | |||||
23 May 1863 | Station opened | ||||
13 June 1960 | Station closed | ||||
7 May 1973 | Station reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 30,426 | ||||
2019/20 | 27,050 | ||||
2020/21 | 3,220 | ||||
2021/22 | 15,810 | ||||
2022/23 | 16,804 | ||||
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Alness railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line, serving the town of Alness, on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is 28 miles 70 chains (46.5 km) from Inverness, between Dingwall and Invergordon.[3] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.