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Written by Robert Clarke - 17 Feb 2006
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Road directions
From Inverness, follow the A9 over the Kessock Bridge. Stay on this road until you reach the roundabout for Tore. Take the exit signposted for Muir of Ord (A832) and keep on this road. The station is signposted in the village.
Parking
The car park sits on the site of the old station building, next to the northbound platform. Your car will be in sight at all times. Space is not a premium. However, DO NOT park at the gates which lead to the site of the old Muir of Ord depot. Network Rail may still require access.
Public transport
6 trains each way a day are run by First ScotRail. Stagecoach Inverness runs bus services, mainly route 19.
Amenities
The station is unmanned, and there are no facilities at the station.
From the station car park, turn right, and then right again, and cross the bridge, to go into the village centre, where there are some facilities. Other main facilities can be found in Dingwall and Inverness.
Accommodation
Plenty of facilities in the area, and The tourist board website will advise.
Railway Gen Group
scot-rail.co.uk
Photographic notes
Do not access, or attempt to gain access to the site of the Muir of Oed Depot

The depot was demolished in 1990, when the ness bridge reopened, and the site has lay disused since. However, it is still covered by railway bye laws, and anyone caught trespassing on the site can be prosecuted.

From the platforms, especially the southbound one, it is possible to see the site, as the concrete apron still exists.
As the station is on a sort of north south axis, the sun will not pose too many problems. Traffic noise is minimal, so videos can be shot without problem.
Just north of the station is a railway station style bridge over the tracks, and this can be used for shots as well.

It gets dark really quickly in the Highlands by the way!


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