Altnabreac railway station
Altnabreac 
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| Scottish Gaelic: Allt nam Breac | |
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Altnabreac railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Altnabreac |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 58°23′18″N 3°42′21″W / 58.3882°N 3.7059°WCoordinates: 58°23′18″N 3°42′21″W / 58.3882°N 3.7059°W |
| Grid reference | ND003456 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ABC |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 238 |
| 2012/13 |
296 |
| 2013/14 |
 138 |
| 2014/15 |
240 |
| 2015/16 |
312 |
| History | |
| Original company | Sutherland and Caithness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| 28 July 1874 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Altnabreac from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Altnabreac railway station is a rural railway station serving the area of Altnabreac, in the Highland council area of Scotland; a settlement in which the station is itself the main component. The station is on the Far North Line, within the former county of Caithness, 23 miles (37 km) as the crow flies west of Wick (27½ route miles by rail).
One of Britain's most isolated stations, it is a request stop used almost solely by walkers and those who enjoy visiting obscure locations.
The station was opened by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway on 28 July 1874 and later absorbed by the Highland Railway. Taken into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced by British Rail, the station became part of ScotRail until the Privatisation of British Rail.
The reason for the station's construction is a mystery, since it pre-dates the hotel/lodge one mile to the south – the only obvious source of trade. It had however a passing loop with a water-tank, so may have been established for purely operational reasons.
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