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| General information | |||||
| Location | Invershin,Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°55′30″N4°23′58″W / 57.9249°N 4.3995°W /57.9249; -4.3995 | ||||
| Grid reference | NH579953 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | INH[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Sutherland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
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| 13 April 1868 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  216 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 50 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  210 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 232 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 440 | ||||
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Invershin railway station is arailway station in theHighlandcouncil area ofScotland. The station is on theFar North Line, 61 miles 34 chains (98.9 km) fromInverness, betweenCulrain andLairg.[3]ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
The station opened on 13 April 1868,[4] as part of theSutherland Railway, later becoming part of theHighland Railway and later theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway.[citation needed]
It is extremely close to the previous station on the line, atCulrain, situated at the opposite side ofShin Viaduct (or 'Oykel Viaduct'), a major structure on the Far North line which crosses theKyle of Sutherland at its narrowest point.[citation needed]
Invershin only has very basic facilities, being a waiting shelter, a help point and bike racks.[5] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
On 20 December 2022,Transport Scotland introduced a new "Press & Ride" system at Invershin,[6] following successful trials of the system atScotscalder over the previous four months.[7][8] Previously, passengers wishing to board a train at Invershin had to flag the train by raising their arm (as is still done at other request stops around the country); this meant that the driver needed to reduce the train's speed before a request stop (to look out for any potential passengers on the platform and be able to stop if necessary), even if the platform was empty. The new system consists of an automatic kiosk (with a button for passengers to press) at the platform; this will alert the driver about any waiting passengers in advance and, if there is no requirement to stop, the train can maintain line speed through the request stops, thus improving reliability on the whole line.[9]
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023-24 | |
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| Entries and exits | 287 | 229 | 408 | 199 | 310 | 220 | 282 | 512 | 386 | 690 | 790 | 486 | 706 | 826 | 438 | 284 | 216 | 50 | 210 | 232 | 440 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
In the December 2021 timetable, four trains call at Invershin each way (four toInverness, four toWick viaThurso) on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there is just one train each way.[11]
This station is designated as arequest stop. This means that passengers intending to alight must inform the guard in advance, and any passengers wishing to board must press a "request" button located at the kiosk on the platform.[citation needed]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Culrain | ScotRail Far North Line | Lairg | ||
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