Achnashellach Scottish Gaelic:Achadh nan Seileach[1]
Achnashellach station in November 2019
General information
Location	Achnashellach,Highland Scotland
Coordinates	57°28′56″N5°19′59″W / 57.4821°N 5.3331°W /57.4821; -5.3331
Grid reference	NH002484
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	ACH[2]
History
Original company	Dingwall and Skye Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	LMSR
Key dates
August 1870	Station opened[3]
Passengers
2019/20	836
2020/21	130
2021/22	650
2022/23	752
2023/24	1,004
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Achnashellach railway station is arailway station servingAchnashellach on theKyle of Lochalsh Line, inWester Ross,Scotland. The station lies betweenStrathcarron andAchnasheen, 40 miles 34 chains (65.1 km) fromDingwall.^[4]ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

The station was privately opened by theDingwall and Skye Railway in August 1870, primarily to serve Achnashellach Lodge nearLoch Dughaill,^[5] but was operated from the outset by theHighland Railway (HR), and only opened to the public a year later, on 1 May 1871.^[6] The passing loop at the station was removed in 1966, and the wooden station buildings removed a few years after, although the remains of the second platform are partially visible.^[7]

On 14 October 1892, Achnashellach was the scene of a runaway train in which the brake in thebrake van had malfunctioned. Subsequently, this train moved off down the slope at considerable speed without a locomotive to keep it under control. Reaching the bottom of the slope, it had enough energy to proceed back uphill, before running down the slope once again. Unfortunately, another train was approaching Achnashellach in the opposite direction at that very moment, and the two trains collided at the bottom of the slope with great force. Eight passengers were injured, though none seriously, and the track was not damaged with only minor damage occurring to the rolling stock.^[8]

Facilities, like at many other stations on the line, are incredibly basic, comprising just a shelter, help point and bike racks, although the station is fully accessible.^[9] 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 Achnashellach in the 2022–23 period wasInverness, making up 410 of the 752 journeys (54.5%).^[10]

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Four trains each way call (on request) on weekdays and Saturdays and one each way all year on Sundays, plus a second from May to late September only.^[11][12]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Achnasheen		ScotRail Kyle of Lochalsh Line		Strathcarron
	Historical railways
Glencarron Platform		Highland Railway Dingwall and Skye Railway		Strathcarron

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• 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.
• Caton, Peter (2018).Remote Stations. Leicestershire: Matador.ISBN 978-1-78901-408-2.
• Jowett, Alan (2000).Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers.ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1.OCLC 228266687.
• 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.
• 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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