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The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a primarily single track railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. Many of the passengers on the trains are tourists but one can also expect to meet locals visiting Inverness for shopping, and commuters. All services are provided by Abellio ScotRail and run to . To maintain the passenger link beyond Inverness, one daily train runs through to (in the current 2013-14 timetable) having in the past come from Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen.〔GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14, Tables 239 & 240 (Network Rail)〕 No section of the line is electrified and all trains on the line are diesel-powered, as are all other trains in the Scottish Highlands. == History == The route was built in three sections: * Inverness and Ross-shire Railway between Inverness and Dingwall * Dingwall and Skye Railway between Dingwall and Stromeferry * Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway) between Stromeferry and Kyle of Lochalsh Latterly the Strathpeffer Branch operated between 1885 and 1951. In the 1960s the line was listed to be closed under the ''Reshaping of British Railways'' report, however it was reprieved and services continued. In 1989 the bridge over the River Ness at Inverness was washed away, leaving both it and the Far North Line stranded, but new "Sprinter" trains were brought over by road, and a temporary yard was built to service them at Muir of Ord. The section of line along Loch Carron is particularly troublesome and prone to landslides, often closing that section. Whilst undeniably a rural line, a historic term in the Act of Parliament for the railways here and around Inverness means that one through service per day is operated over the line towards Aberdeen (see above), whereas all other services start and finish at Inverness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kyle of Lochalsh Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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