Kyle of Lochalsh Line

One of the world’s great scenic railways, blasted through Torridonian rock for 82 miles from Inverness to the Skye ferry pier at Kyle of Lochalsh.

Stations

1. 0 kmInverness
2. 16 kmBeauly
3. 21 kmMuir of Ord
4. 26 kmConon Bridge
5. 30 kmDingwall
6. 49 kmGarve
7. Show 6 more stations

   1. 57 kmLochluichart
   2. 64 kmAchanalt
   3. 75 kmAchnasheen
   4. 95 kmAchnashellach
   5. 103 kmStrathcarron
   6. 107 kmAttadale
8. 115 kmStromeferry
9. 121 kmDuncraig
10. 123 kmPlockton
11. 125 kmDuirinish
12. 132 kmKyle of Lochalsh

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1309210 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 69095
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Kyle of Lochalsh Line?

The Kyle of Lochalsh Line runs 132 km from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh.

How long does the Kyle of Lochalsh Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 38 min for the 132 km. That is an average of 50 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Kyle of Lochalsh Line?

ScotRail, with Class 158.

How old is the Kyle of Lochalsh Line?

The line has been in service since 1897. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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