Culrain railway station
Culrain 
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| Scottish Gaelic: Cul Raoin | |
Culrain station with students who have stayed at Carbisdale Castle waiting for the train (1996)
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| Location | |
| Place | Culrain |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°55′11″N 4°24′16″W / 57.9196°N 4.4045°WCoordinates: 57°55′11″N 4°24′16″W / 57.9196°N 4.4045°W |
| Grid reference | NH576947 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CUA |
| 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 |
 526 |
| 2012/13 |
474 |
| 2013/14 |
 628 |
| 2014/15 |
530 |
| 2015/16 |
432 |
| History | |
| Original company | Sutherland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| 1871 | 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 Culrain from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Culrain railway station serves the village of Culrain on the Kyle of Sutherland in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line. The railway line through Culrain is single track, with the nearest passing loop to the north being at Lairg and to the south at Ardgay.
The station is close to Carbisdale Castle, which operated from 1945 to 2011 as a youth hostel owned by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association. The hostel has been closed since 2011 as a result of structural damage and it is unclear when or whether it will reopen.
Timetable changes in December 2008 increased the number of trains through Culrain. On Mondays to Saturdays, there are four trains a day southbound to Inverness and three a day northbound to Wick. On Sundays, there is one train in each direction.
In December 2013 it became a request stop.
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