Georgemas
Junction
Station 89
Rudy arrived at 14:37 on a train from Thurso and returned on the 16:18 departure after a wander round Sibster Walk.
Georgemas Junction Station
Georgemas Junction is the most northerly railway junction in the UK. It has the special oddity that trains call here twice in a single journey!
The station takes it’s name from nearby Georgemas Junction where the Far North Line splits. Originally the trains themselves would divide and take different directions but now they reverse here, run to Thurso and reverse again before returning to Georgemas Junction station and onwards to Wick. This means trains call at Georgemas Junction twice on each service.
It sounds complicated but it’s easy to be a passenger, just sit and enjoy the journey!
Georgemas Jn station building.
Georgemas Junction railway station opened with the Sutherland and Caithness Railway in July 1874. The station building still stands but has been closed for many years – if you look through the very dusty windows you can see the winter timetable for 1984/85 still displayed.
Georgemas Junction has an unusual timetable due to trains on the Far North Line reversing here meaning the same train calls twice within half an hour. This can confuse live station times but there is a push-button help point for informtion.