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Thurso railway station is a railway station serving the town of Thurso, Highland, in the Highland
Highland (council area)

The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....
 council area, in the north of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. The station is on the Far North Line
Far North Line

The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick, Highland....
, within the former county of Caithness, and it is the most northerly railway station in Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
. The station is 248 km (154 miles) north of Inverness
Inverness railway station

Inverness railway station is the only railway station in the Scotland city of Inverness....
.

While the station is at the terminus of the Thurso Branch, it is not now the operational end of the Far North Line.






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Thurso railway station is a railway station serving the town of Thurso, Highland, in the Highland
Highland (council area)

The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....
 council area, in the north of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. The station is on the Far North Line
Far North Line

The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick, Highland....
, within the former county of Caithness, and it is the most northerly railway station in Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
. The station is 248 km (154 miles) north of Inverness
Inverness railway station

Inverness railway station is the only railway station in the Scotland city of Inverness....
.

While the station is at the terminus of the Thurso Branch, it is not now the operational end of the Far North Line. The train, after arriving at Thurso, goes back to Georgemas Junction
Georgemas Junction railway station

Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway station serving the village of Halkirk, Highland and its surrounding areas in the Highland Council areas of Scotland, northern Scotland....
, before heading east for Wick
Wick railway station

Wick railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wick, Highland, in the Highland Council areas of Scotland in the north of Scotland....
, the terminus.

In the past, the four car train would split in half at Georgemas, with one half going to Wick, and the other to Thurso. Prior to the introduction of multiple unit trains, a locomotive would be based at Georgemas Junction to take the Thurso portion to and from the junction.