Achnasheen railway station
Achnasheen railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland. The station is 27 miles 72 chains from Dingwall, between Achanalt and Achnashellach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Achnasheen, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achnasheen Railway Station”, “Achnasheen Station”, and “ACN”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ledgowan Bridge and Fionn Bheinn.
Ledgowan Bridge
Bridge
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ledgowan Bridge is situated 1,900 feet west of Achnasheen railway station.
Fionn Bheinn
Peak
Photo: Iain99, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fionn Bheinn is a mountain located south of Loch Fannich in the northwestern Scottish Highlands. It has a height of 933 m and is listed as a Munro. The south side of the mountain is a shallow, smooth grassy slope, but its north face is steeper and is considered more impressive. Fionn Bheinn is situated 2½ miles northwest of Achnasheen railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnasheen.
Achnasheen
Village
Photo: Achnasheen, Public domain.
Achnasheen is a small village in Ross-shire in the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is situated on the River Bran at the junction of two roads built by Thomas Telford, the A832 and the A890.
Achnasheen railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.57932° or 57° 34′ 46″ northLongitude
-5.0722° or 5° 4′ 20″ westElevation
486 feet (148 metres)Operator
ScotRailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“ACN”Open location code
9C9PHWHH+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 26486454OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
6951852Wikidata ID
Q2148366
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Achnasheen railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Achnasheen”
- Dutch: “Station Achnasheen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اتشناشين”
- Finnish: “Achnasheenin rautatieasema”
- French: “Achnasheen”
- French: “gare d’Achnasheen”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Stèisean Achadh na Sìne”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Achnasheen”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Achnasheen railway station”. Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.