Achanalt Scottish Gaelic:Achadh nan Allt[1]
General information
Location	Achanalt,Highland Scotland
Coordinates	57°36′35″N4°54′49″W / 57.6096°N 4.9135°W /57.6096; -4.9135
Grid reference	NH260614
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	AAT[2]
History
Original company	Dingwall and Skye Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	LMSR
Key dates
19 August 1870[3]	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	326
2020/21	26
2021/22	342
2022/23	282
2023/24	506
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Achanalt railway station is a geographically remoterailway station on theKyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village ofAchanalt in the north ofScotland. The station is 21 miles 34 chains (34.5 km) fromDingwall, betweenLochluichart andAchnasheen.^[4]ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

The station was opened by theDingwall and Skye Railway on 19 August 1870, but operated from the outset by theHighland Railway.^[5] It may have originally been known asAchanault, prior to 1877.^[6]

Facilities here, as with many other stations down the line, are minimal, comprising just a shelter, some bike racks and a small car park. The station is step-free to the car park.^[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

The main origin or destination station for journeys to or from Achanalt in the 2022–23 period wasDingwall, making up 204 of the 282 journeys (72.3%).^[8]

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays/Saturdays, and one each way all year on Sundays, plus a second from May to late September only.^[9][10]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lochluichart		ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line		Achnasheen
	Historical railways
Lochluichart (Old) Line open; Station closed		Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway		Achnasheen Line and Station open

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987].Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps.ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995).The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.).Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.OCLC 60251199.OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989).Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0.OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000).Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers.ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1.OCLC 228266687.
• Quick, Michael (2022).Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology(PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 15 March 2023. Retrieved30 April 2023.

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• Train times andstation information for Achanalt railway station fromNational Rail
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• RailScot: Dingwall and Skye Railway

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