Date: 20/09/2012

A railway station will be reopened in time to help ease travel disruption caused by works to a road bridge, the Scottish government has said. The platform at Conon Bridge in Ross-shire has been shut since 1960. Transport Minister Keith Brown said it would reopen by February 2013 with a new £600,000 station. He said it would offer an alternative to commuters when resurfacing work starts on the Kessock Bridge from February to June 2013.

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Railway station to reopen in 2013

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A shut railway station is to be reopened in time to help ease disruption caused by works to a road bridge, the government says.

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Approaching Conon Bridge from Dingwall.
Location: Conon Bridge
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
// Ewan Crawford

The overgrown platform at Conon station (closed June 1960) photographed on 5 February 2011. A new station (to be named Conon Bridge) is proposed for the village, hopefully before 2012, when there are major road works planned for the Kessock Bridge. These are expected to result in significant delays to road traffic, particularly during in the morning and evening peaks. Protracted discussions regarding the cost (£1.6m for a basic platform and shelter) and 'who pays?' have delayed the project.
Location: Conon
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
05/02/2011 John Gray

The early morning train for Inverness off the Far North Line crossing the river at Conon Bridge on 23 November 2003 on the way to its next stop at Muir of Ord.
Location: Conon Bridge Viaduct
Company: Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
23/11/2003 John Furnevel