WATCH: The ‘jewel in the Highlands’ Ross-shire railway station which ‘punches above its weight’
A WESTER Ross railway station serving an area often dubbed ‘the jewel of the Highlands’ has been put in the throwback spotlight by a major public transport provider.
ScotRail has used its social media platform to flag the history of Plockton Station, which it says “may be small…but punches above its weight”.
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It says: “Every year it welcomes thousands of visitors who travel on the Kyle of Lochalsh line to take in the scenery, hike, bike and learn about the local history.”
Opened in 1897, Plockton Station, on the Kyle of Lochalsh line, was designed by engineer Murdoch Paterson and built by the Highland Railway.
The building was B-listed by Historic Scotland in 1986 and is now a privately owned self-catering cottage. The station is unstaffed.
The station is 15 minutes from Kyle of Lochalsh, often dubbed the gateway to the Isle of Skye and also close to Eilean Donan Castle at Dornie, one of Scotland's best-known visitor attractions.