Clunes railway station was a railway station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, on the Inverness to Dingwall section. It was situated to the north of the village of Kirkhill.
View towards the site of the station, 1986
Passing loop
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A passing loop or passing siding is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other. Trains
An example of a passing loop with two platforms
Two TGVs crossing each other at a station in France.
Trains in a passing loop at Penryn railway station in the United Kingdom
Passing sidings in North America can be very long. This one in Bolton, Ontario – the track on the right – measures some 3.5 km (2.2 mi).