Muir of Ord railway station

Muir of Ord railway station was once the junction of a branch railway to . The station building and platform canopy were erected in 1894, 32 years after the station itself opened. Passenger services on the branch ceased on 1 October 1951, but the branch remained open for freight until 13 June 1960. Muir of Ord station was closed on 13 June 1960 but reopened in 1976, on 4 October. After the railway bridge across the River Ness washed away in February 1989, isolating the entire network north of , Muir of Ord was chosen as the location for a temporary depot, from which the stranded rolling stock could operate the service to the highland communities which depended on the line. In November 2015,…