Duncraig railway station
Duncraig 
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Station platform, looking east (towards Inverness)
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| Location | |
| Place | Duncraig Castle, near Plockton |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°20′13″N 5°38′14″W / 57.3369°N 5.6372°WCoordinates: 57°20′13″N 5°38′14″W / 57.3369°N 5.6372°W |
| Grid reference | NG812332 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DCG |
| 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 |
 722 |
| 2012/13 |
784 |
| 2013/14 |
 534 |
| 2014/15 |
448 |
| 2015/16 |
494 |
| History | |
| Original company | Highland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| 1897 | Opened as Duncraig Platform |
| ? | Closed |
| 23 May 1949 | Opened to the public |
| 10 September 1962 | Renamed |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed |
| 5 January 1976 | Reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Duncraig from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Duncraig railway station is a remote railway station by the shore of Loch Carron on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving Duncraig Castle, a mansion near Plockton, in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. It was originally a private station, and features a unique little octagonal waiting room. The station is unstaffed and is a request stop.
Duncraig was closed between 7 December 1964 and 5 January 1976; it was reopened after local train drivers refused to acknowledge the station's closure for the intervening 11 years.
The station is a Category B listed building.
Monday to Saturday, Duncraig is served, by request, by four services each way between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh. On Sundays, there are two services each way in summer, reducing to one each way in winter.
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