Thurso railway station
Thurso railway station is a railway station located in Thurso, in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves the town and its surrounding areas, along with ferry services linking the mainland with Stromness on the Orkney Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Thurso, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “THS” and “Thurso Railway Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso and Dunbar Hospital.
St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso
Church
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St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Thurso railway station.
Dunbar Hospital
Hospital
Dunbar Hospital is a health facility in Ormlie Road, Thurso, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland. Dunbar Hospital is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Thurso railway station.
St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso
Church
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St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Thurso railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurso and Burnside.
Thurso
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
Burnside
Quarter
Burnside is a predominantly residential area of Thurso, Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Much of the district was built up during the latter half of the 20th century, and this development began in the region of the bridge which carries the A9 road over Wolf Burn, at grid reference ND106691.
Thurso East
Quarter
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurso East is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5 miles east of Thurso, Caithness, northern Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Thurso, overlooked by the remains of Thurso Castle.
Thurso railway station
Latitude
58.59016° or 58° 35′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.52762° or 3° 31′ 39″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Operator
ScotRail TrainsNetwork
Network RailAbbreviation
“THS”Open location code
9CCRHFRC+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 8404450508OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Thurso railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瑟索站”
- Dutch: “station Thurso”
- Dutch: “Station Thurso”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ثورسو”
- French: “gare de Thurso”
- German: “Bahnhof Thurso”
- Japanese: “サーソー駅”
- Polish: “Thurso”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Thurso”
- Spanish: “Estación de Thurso”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Thurso”
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