Conon Bridge

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Conon (1862-1960)
Conon Bridge (2013-)

Where: Highland, Scotland
Opened on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
Opened on the Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway.
Open on the Far North Line.
Open on the Kyle Line.

Description

This is a single platform station in the south of the village of Conon Bridge. It has a short platform and a small car park.

Conon was originally a single platform station opened in 1862. The platform was on the east side. The goods yard was to the north, approached from the south, and the signal box, of 1877, was at the north end of the platform.

A loop opened in 1911. A northbound platform was added and the signal box was replaced.

The station closed to passengers in 1960. The loop and signal box were closed in 1961 and a ground frame fitted.

The station re-opened in 2013 with the new name Conon Bridge.

Just to the north the line crosses a skew arch viaduct over the River Conon, Conon Bridge Viaduct.

Tags

Station reopened

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67




Chronology Dates

11/06/1862Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Inverness to Dingwall opened. (Connection made from Inverness Harbour line to new platforms in Inverness station, new railway makes connection with the harbour line. The Harbour line is becomes known as the Rose Street Curve). Stations opened at Bunchrew, Lentran, Beauly, Muir of Ord, Conon and Dingwall.
  /  /1911Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Loop installed at Conon.
  /  /1914Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway
Six miles of track laid from Cromarty towards Conon.

News items

12/09/2015Concern poor rail service forcing people back to roads amid reports passengers left standing at Beauly and Conon Bridge [Inverness Courier]
26/07/2013New Conon station hailed at national awards [Ross-shire Journal]
08/02/2013Conon Bridge platform reopened ahead of A9 bridge work [BBC News]
30/01/2013Getting Conon Bridge on track [Network Rail]
22/12/2012Services confirmed for Conon Bridge railway station [BBC]
20/09/2012Conon Bridge railway station to reopen in 2013 [BBC News]
28/06/2012New Conon Bridge railway station 'could open by 2013' [BBC News]
30/03/2012New Conon Bridge railway station 'could open soon' [BBC News]
17/03/2011Rail station now on track to re-open [Ross-shire Journal]
18/04/2008Trains set to stop once more at Conon Bridge [Press and Journal Item]

Books


Highland Railway (Railway History)

Highland Railway (The David & Charles series)

Highland Railway Album

Highland Railway: People and Places - From the Inverness and Nairn Railway to Scotrail

Highland Survivor

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Highland Railway