Alness railway station

You can reach 25 stations directly from Alness on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Dingwall, with 15 trains a day.

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Alness is the nearest station for postcodes in IV17, IV16. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Alness

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Dingwall151610
Invergordon151610
Inverness151610
Muir of Ord151610
Beauly141510
Conon Bridge141510
Georgemas Junction14144
Fearn13148
Tain13148
Ardgay11112
Lairg882
Brora772
Culrain772
Forsinard772
Golspie772
Helmsdale772
Invershin772
Kildonan772
Rogart772
Thurso772
Wick772
Altnabreac662
Kinbrace662
Scotscalder662
Dunrobin Castle551

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How busy Alness is

20,482 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,274th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Alness and Inverness than any other pair: 9,704 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Alness loses 1 including Dunrobin Castle.

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Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Alness, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.