Kyle of Lochalsh railway station
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 63 miles 64 chains from Dingwall.Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “KYL”, “Kyle Of Lochalsh Railway Station”, and “Kyle Of Lochalsh, Station And Pier”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Maol and Eilean Bàn.
Castle Maol
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is also known as Castle Moil, Castle Maol, Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle, Dun Haakon and Castle Dunakin. Castle Maol is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Kyle of Lochalsh railway station.
Eilean Bàn
Island
Colonel Murchison’s Monument
Monument
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colonel Murchison’s Monument is situated 1½ miles east of Kyle of Lochalsh railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyle of Lochalsh and Kyleakin.
Kyle of Lochalsh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyle of Lochalsh is a village in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 590 in 2020. It is just across the water from Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye and was the traditional route to Skye by ferry.
Kyleakin
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyleakin is a village on the island of Skye, traditionally a ferry port. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry from the mainland, but is an attractive small place worth a stop. In 2011 the population was around 300.
Erbusaig
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Erbusaig is a small remote township, situated on Erbusaig Bay near Kyle of Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the council area of Highland. In the language of Gaelic, the village is named after Erb, a Viking who landed in the Bay. Erbusaig is situated 1½ miles north of Kyle of Lochalsh railway station.
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station
- Categories: dead-end railway station, harbour railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.28021° or 57° 16′ 49″ northLongitude
-5.71387° or 5° 42′ 50″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Operator
ScotRailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“KYL”Open location code
9C9P77JP+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 26494598OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
6952951Wikidata ID
Q2468479
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Kyle of Lochalsh railway station” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kyle of Lochalsheko tren geltokia”
- Dutch: “station Kyle of Lochalsh”
- Dutch: “Station Kyle of Lochalsh”
- Dutch: “Station Kyle Of Lochalsh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كيل اوف لوتشالش”
- Finnish: “Kyle of Lochalshin rautatieasema”
- French: “gare de Kyle of Lochalsh”
- French: “Kyle of Lochalsh”
- Japanese: “カイル・オブ・ロハルシュ駅”
- Urdu: “کائل آف لوکالش ریلوے اسٹیشن”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Caol Loch Aillse”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Kyle of Lochalsh”
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