The Friends of the Far North Line
Cairdean Na Loine Tuath
the campaign group for rail north of
Inverness - lobbying for improved services for the local user, tourist and freight
operator
At the busy Inverness Station, some of the information displayed is misleading to visitors:
The taxi rank is indeed outside the station, but the bus service information is quite confusing.
The nearby bus stops which could usefully be mentioned are:
The National Cycle Network is approx 200 yards from the Station, depending on chosen direction, and there is a decorative Millennium sign for NCN7 near Platform 7 exit.
Inverness Castle has been surrounded by site hoardings since 2020, during conversion from former usage as a Sheriff Court to a tourist experience, due to open in 2025. Currently, the building is best viewed from the opposite side of the river, heading for Inverness Cathedral, which is around a 10 minute walk from Inverness Station.
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is in Castle Wynd, and is indeed open to visitors.
The Tourist Information Centre in Castle Wynd closed in 2017, moving to a small shop unit at 36 High Street. There are ongoing plans to close this facility also.
- and finally: Inverness Airport now has a station, which opened in February 2023.
Our own station survey showed that most of the onward travel posters on the Far North Line contain incorrect information. It is quite a challenge for ScotRail to keep the posters up to date. They're very useful, but not so much if they have been overtaken by events. We arranged a meeting last year with the department which is responsible, and offered our help with checking new posters for all the stations on the FNL. We're optimistic that as the posters are routinely replaced they will now become more accurate.
ScotRail is not alone in struggling to keep up with constant changes. Neil spotted this visual announcement on a Stagecoach bus - Lentran Station closed in 1960!