Fearn railway station


Fearn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Hill of Fearn in the Highland council area of Scotland, located around from the village. It is situated on the Far North Line and is also the nearest station to Balintore, Hilton and Shandwick, Portmahomack and the Nigg Bay area of Easter Ross.
The railway through Fearn station is single track, the nearest passing loops being at to the south and to the west. The station is from, and has a single platform which is long enough for a seven-coach train. The platform is very low and this gives rise to difficulties for passengers who are in any way infirm and unable to climb the height to the coaches, so there are portable steps available at the station. At the approach to Fearn station, conductors are obliged to use public address systems to warn alighting passengers of the low platform, and they also frequently do this when inspecting tickets of passengers travelling to Fearn.

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