Achanalt train station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Achanalt on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Achnashellach, with 8 trains a day.
Achanalt is the nearest station for postcodes in IV23. Check your own postcode.
- 16 direct destinations
- 2,564th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 4 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Achanalt
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achnashellach | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Achnasheen | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Attadale | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Beauly | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Conon Bridge | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Duncraig | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Dingwall | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Duirinish | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Garve | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Inverness | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Kyle of Lochalsh | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Lochluichart | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Muir of Ord | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Plockton | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Strathcarron | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Stromeferry | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Lines serving Achanalt
Achanalt is on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Achanalt station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Achanalt station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Achanalt station is
550 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,564th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Achanalt and Dingwall than any other pair: 380 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Lochluichart 4.0 miles
- Achnasheen 6.2 miles
- Garve 8.3 miles
- Conon Bridge 17.8 miles
- Achnashellach 17.9 miles
Facilities at Achanalt station
Achanalt is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Waiting room
Parking at Achanalt station
- Station Car Park 4 spaces
free
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Achanalt station
Achanalt station is in Highland, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Station Road End.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Achanalt station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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