Brora railway station () is a railway station serving the small town of Brora in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from , between Dunrobin Castle and Helmsdale. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The station opened on 1 November 1870. The former station buildings are now unused but together with the cast iron footbridge are a listed building.
In the early 1870s the Duke of Sutherland opened a coal mine and adjacent brickworks at Brora which were connected by a tramway to sidings just north of Brora station.
In 1895 new station buildings were erected, probably designed by the engineer William Roberts.
In 2019, plans were announced by a local businessperson to redevelop the station building into "a micro gin distillery, café bar, tourist information point and gift shop", at a cost of £500,000.
Facilities The station has basic facilities, including waiting shelters on both platforms, and a small car park and bike racks adjacent to platform 2. Both platforms have step-free access, but are also connected by a footbridge.
Passenger volume
The main origin or destination station for journeys to or from Brora station in the 2022/23 period was Inverness, making up 1,352 of the 4,594 journeys (29.43%). +Passenger Volume at Brora2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits3,4623,4833,2773,7234,6605,6145,7805,1645,5566,3805,6165,5245,6165,9946,9926,3546484,7224,5945,9905,836 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services There are four departures each weekday & Saturday, and one each way on a Sunday. Trains run northbound to via Thurso and southbound to , and Inverness.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 219 (Network Rail)
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