Wick Railway Station

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Rudy has been on three trains to & from Wick! The first was on the 16th of October 2021 and most recently on the 4th of June 2025.

Wick is the last stop on the Far North Line, four & a half hours journey from Inverness. Opened in July 1874 as the furthest terminus of the Far North Line the station building at Wick is almost identical to the one at Thurso. The station was surprisingly built a distance from the harbour causing an extra hurdle for the fishing boats to transport their catches to the good yard. The earliest plan for a railway here was formed in 1866 just to connect Wick and Thurso but the funding target was never reached. The successful plan a few years later involved connecting to the Duke of Sutherland’s Railway and so to the rest of the Scottish rail network. The line built meandered inland rather than a more direct route to Wick which reportedly caused bad feeling & a lasting disdain towards the railway here! Between 1903 and 1944 Wick lost it’s “end of the line” status with trains running an extra 13 miles on the Wick and Lybster Light Railway.

Rudy's Adventures at Wick

Wick station walks and places to visit.

Wick 4th June 2025

A Wait in Wick

A quick decision as the rain came on at John o' Groats had us jumping on an earlier bus than planned. That turned our two hour connection into a three hour wait! Both of us were fairly tired and the wind was bitter so we headed for a wee bit of a s

Wick 16th October 2021

A Wander in Wick

A morning walk at Wick train station.

Wick Photos

A small black terrier dog at Wick Station. — Rudy at Wick Station. June 2025

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Wick railway station is a railway station located in Wick, in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves the town of Wick and other surrounding areas in the historic county of Caithness, including Staxigoe, Papigoe and Haster. The station is the terminus of the Far North Line, 161 miles 36 chains (259.8 kilometres) from Inverness. It is managed by ScotRail, who operate all trains serving the station.

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