History
Helmsdale had been linked to Inverness by rail in 1870. The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was formed in 1871 to carry the railway onward to Thurso and Wick, by a route which took it through Strath Ullie. The line opened on 28 July 1874 and included a station at Kinbrace.
The Far North Line between Inverness, Wick, Georgemas Junction and Thurso was listed for closure in the Beeching Report; among the stations listed for closure was Kinbrace but the plans to close the line through Kinbrace were never enacted.
Read more about this topic: Kinbrace Railway Station
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