Thurso railway station
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Thurso railway station is a railway station located in Thurso, in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves the town and its surrounding areas, along with ferry services linking the mainland with Stromness on the Orkney Islands.
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Location | Thurso, Highland Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 58.5900°N 3.5278°W / 58.5900; -3.5278 | ||||
Grid reference | ND112679 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | THS[2] | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
28 July 1874 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 39,974 | ||||
2019/20 | 39,702 | ||||
2020/21 | 6,474 | ||||
2021/22 | 25,200 | ||||
2022/23 | 31,446 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
Designated | 28 November 1984 (amended 15 December 1998) | ||||
Reference no. | Historic Scotland Building ID 42035 | ||||
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The station, opened in 1874 by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway, is the terminus of a branch line off the Far North Line. It is not the terminus for passenger services on the line, which instead extend to Wick. It is the northernmost station on the National Rail network and is managed by ScotRail, which operates all services to the station.