Kyle Of Lochalsh
Station 159Rudy visited Kyle Of Lochalsh on
Monday, 17th April 2023
arriving at 16:16 on a train from Strathcarron.
Kyle Of Lochalsh Station
There’s no doubt that Kyle of Lochalsh station was built to connect with boats. The station is the far western terminus of the Kyle Line and sits on a pier in the harbour area of the town. The harbour is still in use but the ferries to Stornoway moved farther north for a shorter crossing from Ullapool in 1970 and completion of the Skye Bridge in 1995 removed the need for a ferry to Skye. Prioritising road traffic was A Big Thing in the late 20th Century.
The station still stands as it has done since 1897 with the hills of eastern Skye towering over the narrows of Loch Alsh. The harbour is still active with industry and the occasional tourist passenger cruise. The Belmond Royal Scotsman luxury train overnight’s here on some of it’s journeys.
The station, along with others on the Kyle Line doesn’t have too many services departing and arriving meaning that during Summer trains can be very busy with coach parties often travelling only one way to experience one of the best rail journeys in the world.
Kyle of Lochalsh is staffed throughout most of the day with toilets and left luggage lockers available.
There is step-free access throughout.
