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Altnabreac railway station

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Altnabreac railway station

Altnabreac railway station () is a rural railway station in the Highland council area of Scotland. It serves the area of Altnabreac – a settlement in which the station itself is the main component – in the historic county of Caithness. The name Altnabreac derives from the Scots Gaelic Allt nam Breac

, meaning "the stream of the trout". The station is on the Far North Line, 133 miles 76 chains (215.6 km) from Inverness, situated between Forsinard and Scotscalder. The station comprises a single platform capable of accommodating a four-carriage train. The station is managed by ScotRail, who operate all trains serving it. Services were suspended on 12 November 2023 due to an access dispute with a neighbouring property but resumed on 6 April 2025.

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