Fearn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Hill of Fearn in the Highland council area of Scotland, located around from the village. It is situated on the Far North Line, form , between Tain and Invergordon, and is also the nearest station to Balintore, Hilton and Shandwick (the Seaboard Villages), Portmahomack and the Nigg Bay area of Easter Ross. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History The station opened on 1 June 1864, as part of the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, later the Highland Railway and then the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
Facilities As well as a small car park, there are bike racks, a bench, a waiting shelter and a help point. The station has step free access. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Platform layout The railway through Fearn station is single track, the nearest passing loops being at to the south and to the west. The station has a single platform which is long enough for a seven-coach train.
Passenger volume +Passenger Volume at Fearn2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits5,1575,1436,0695,5817,7246,7906,7207,8187,2266,6066,1305,3965,2625,2564,3044,1828502,9803,7544,0623,780 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services As of the May 2026 timetable, on weekdays and Saturdays, the stations sees 6 trains northbound (4 to Wick via Thurso, 1 to Tain, and 1 to Ardgay), and 7 trains southbound to Inverness. On Sundays, the station sees 4 trains northbound (1 to Wick via Thurso, 3 to Tain) and 4 trains to Inverness.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 219 (Network Rail)
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