Kinbrace railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Kinbrace

| native_name = {{langx|gd|Ceann a' Bhràiste}}{{cite book |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man |edition=6th |date=December 2017 |orig-year=1987 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 |chapter=Gaelic/English Station Index }}

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Kinbrace railway station, Highland (geograph 4421280).jpg

| borough = Kinbrace, Highland

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|58.2585|-3.9412|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NC862316|25|NC862316}}

| manager = ScotRail

| platforms = 1

| code = KBC{{cite web |last1=Deaves |first1=Phil |title=Railway Codes |url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/crs/crsk.shtm |website=railwaycodes.org.uk |access-date=27 September 2022}}

| original = Sutherland and Caithness Railway

| pregroup = Highland Railway

| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway

| opened = 28 July 1874

| years = 28 July 1874

| events = Opened

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 456}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 44}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 370}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 436}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 606}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Kinbrace railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kinbrace in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, {{Convert|118|mi|20|ch|abbr=off|km}} from Inverness, between Kildonan and Forsinard.{{Cite book |title=TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing Ltd |year=2017 |isbn=978-1909431-26-3 |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |edition=3rd |location=Sheffield |pages=103}} The station is managed by ScotRail, who operates the services at the station.

History

File:Kinbrace Station - geograph.org.uk - 1896618.jpg

{{Stnlnk|Helmsdale}} had been linked to {{Stnlnk|Inverness}} by rail in 1870. The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was formed in 1871 to carry the railway onward to {{Stnlnk|Thurso}} and {{Stnlnk|Wick}}, by a route which took it through Strath Ullie. The line opened on 28 July 1874{{cite news |author= |title=The Sunderland and Caithness Railway |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18740727/098/0005 |newspaper=The Scotsman |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=27 July 1874 |access-date=14 August 2016 |via = British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }} and included a station at Kinbrace.{{cite book |last1=Vallance |first1=H.A. |last2=Clinker |first2=C.R. |last3=Lambert |first3=Anthony J. |title=The Highland Railway |edition=4th |year=1985 |orig-year=1938 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-946537-24-0 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/highlandrailway0000vall/page/36 36–37] |url=https://archive.org/details/highlandrailway0000vall/page/36 }}{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=133 }}

Facilities

The station unusually has two waiting shelters, as well as a help point and bike racks.{{Cite web |title=National Rail Enquiries - |url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations-and-destinations/stations-made-easy/kinbrace-station-plan |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.nationalrail.co.uk}} 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 Kinbrace,{{cite magazine|date=February 2023|isbn=((9771475971140))|title=More request stop kiosks on Far North Line|page=14|magazine=Today's Railways UK|issue=252|publisher=Platform 5}} following successful trials of the system at {{rws|Scotscalder}} over the previous four months.{{cite magazine|date=October 2022|isbn=((9771475971140))|title=Far North request-stop kiosk on trial|page=16|magazine=Today's Railways UK|issue=248|publisher=Platform 5}}{{cite magazine|date=September 2022|issue=1458|isbn=((9770033892354))|title=First of Scotland's request-stop kiosks goes live|page=8|magazine=The Railway Magazine|publisher=Mortons of Horncastle}} Previously, passengers wishing to board a train at Kinbrace 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.[https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/rail/far-north-line-review-group/ Far North Line Review Group] – Transport Scotland

Passenger volume

The main origin or destination station for journeys to or from Kinbrace station in the 2022/23 period was Inverness, making up 132 of the 436 journeys (37.16%).

class="wikitable"

|+Passenger Volume at Kinbrace{{Cite web |title=Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=dataportal.orr.gov.uk}}

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Entries and exits

|754

|518

|562

|537

|737

|792

|410

|448

|778

|1,090

|1,092

|528

|456

|464

|376

|510

|456

|44

|370

|436

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

File:Kinbrace Station - geograph.org.uk - 850496.jpg

In the December 2021 timetable, there are four trains north to {{Stnlnk|Wick}} via {{Stnlnk|Thurso}} and three south to {{Stnlnk|Inverness}} from Wick, on weekdays and Saturdays. There is a fourth Wick to Inverness service, but this does not stop at Kinbrace. There is a single train each way on Sundays.eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 219

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Far North Line |col={{ScotRail colour}} }}

{{rail line |previous={{stnlnk|Borrobol Platform}}
Line open, station closed |next={{stnlnk|Forsinard}}
Line and station open |route=Highland Railway
Sutherland and Caithness Railway |col={{HR colour}} }}

References

External links

[https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/K/Kinbrace RAILSCOT page on Kinbrace]

Category:Railway stations in Highland (council area)

Category:Railway stations in Sutherland

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874

Category:Railway stations served by ScotRail

Category:Former Highland Railway stations

Category:Railway request stops in Great Britain

Category:William Baxter railway stations