Forres railway station
Forres railway station serves the town of Forres, Moray in Scotland. The station is managed and served by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen–Inverness line, between Nairn and Elgin, measured 119 miles 42 chains (192.4 km) from Perth via the Dava route.
Forres Scottish Gaelic: Farrais | |
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The new station in 2019, looking eastward towards Elgin and Aberdeen | |
| General information | |
| Location | Forres, Moray Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.6097°N 3.6258°W |
| Grid reference | NJ029589 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FOR |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 25 March 1858 | Opened by Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway |
| 3 August 1863 | Station reopened by Highland Railway |
| 5 October 2017 | Old station closed |
| 17 October 2017 | New relocated station opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 0.126 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.141 million |
| 2020/21 | 32,890 |
| 2021/22 | 92,636 |
| 2022/23 | 97,030 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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