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Far North Line | |||
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![]() An Abellio ScotRail Class 158 (158720 "Inverness & Nairn Railway - 150 years") heads into Altnabreac railway station on the north of the line | |||
Owerview | |||
Seestem | National Rail | ||
Status | Operational | ||
Locale | Highland Scotland | ||
Termini | Wick/Thurso Inverness | ||
Stations | 25 | ||
Operation | |||
Appent | 1862-1874 | ||
Awner | Network Rail | ||
Operator(s) | Abellio ScotRail | ||
Chairacter | Rural | ||
Rowin stock | Class 158 "Express Sprinter" | ||
Technical | |||
Line lenth | Inverness to Wick: 161 mile 11 chain (259.3 km) Georgemas Junction to Thurso: 6 mile 50 chain (10.7 km) Total: 167 mile 61 chain (270.0 km) | ||
Nummer o tracks | Single track with passing loops | ||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) staundart gauge | ||
Electrification | None | ||
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The Far North Line is a rural railwey line entirely within the Hieland area o Scotland, extendin frae Innerness tae Thursa an Week. As the name suggests, it is the northernmost railway in the Unitit Kinrick. The line haes mony sections o single track, maistly north o Dingwal. In common wi ither railwey lines in the Hielands an northren Lowlands, it is nae electrified an aw trains are diesel-powered.