Beauly railway station

Original station The Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, which was to be a line between and , was authorised in 1860, and opened in stages. The first section, between Inverness and , opened on 11 June 1862, and Beauly was one of the stations built for the original line. It had two platforms, a passing loop and a goods shed with sidings that was equipped with a 1½-ton crane. The station was host to an LMS caravan from 1936 to 1939. The station closed nearly a century later, on 13 June 1960, along with all other stations between Inverness and . This was due to increasing competition from motorbuses, particularly those of Highland Omnibuses Ltd. 2002 reopening Following a local campaign, the station was reopened on 15 April 2002. A new single platform, shelter and car park were built in a £250,000 project. The platform is the shortest in Great Britain: at the length of , it is shorter than a single carriage of a train that is usually used on this line. The platform's length only allows for a single door on the train to be opened, most frequently it is the frontmost door. == Facilities ==

There is a small car park at the station, in which there are cycle racks and lockers. On the platform, there is a modern waiting shelter, in which there is a payphone. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train. == Passenger volume ==

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April. == Services ==

As of the December 2024 timetable, on weekdays and Saturdays, the station sees 11 trains northbound (3 to Wick via Thurso, 4 to Kyle of Lochalsh, 1 to Dingwall, 1 to Invergordon, 1 to Ardgay and 1 to Tain), and 13 trains southbound to Inverness. On Sundays, the station sees 6 trains northbound (1 to Wick, 1 to Kyle of Lochalsh, 1 to Invergordon and 3 to Tain), and 7 trains southbound. == References ==