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==Transport== [[File:Test train at Rogart heading for Thurso and Wick (geograph 5316506).jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Rogart railway station]] on the [[Far North Line]]]] The [[A9 road (Great Britain)|A9 road]] main east coast road is challenging north of Helmsdale, particularly at the notorious [[Berriedale Braes]], and there are few inland roads. The [[Far North Line]] north-south single-track railway line was extended through Sutherland by the [[Highland Railway]] between 1868 and 1871. It enters Sutherland near Invershin and runs along the east coast as far as possible, but an inland diversion was necessary from Helmsdale along the [[Strath of Kildonan]]. The line exits to the east of [[Forsinard]]. [[Helmsdale]] on the east coast is on the A9 road, at a junction with the A897, and has a railway station on the Far North Line. Buses operate about every two hours Mondays-Saturdays and infrequently on Sundays from Helmsdale to [[Brora]], [[Golspie]], [[Dornoch]], [[Tain]] and [[Inverness]] in the south, and Berriedale, Dunbeath, Halkirk, Thurso and Scrabster in the north.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/North%20Scotland/Highlands/Caithness-Guide-20AUG18-WEB.pdf |title=Stagecoach North Scotland - Caithness and Sutherland Area Guide from 20 August 2018 |access-date=23 June 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> These are on route X99 and are operated by [[Stagecoach Group]], but tickets can be bought on the Citylink website. Various other Stagecoach buses link the other towns of eastern Sutherland, such as Lairg and Bonar Bridge to Tain and Inverness.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/North%20Scotland/Highlands/Black%20Isle%207th%20Jan%20updated%2027%20Dec%2018%20Web.pdf |title=Stagecoach North Scotland - Black Isle and Easter Ross Travel Guide from 07 January 2019 |access-date=23 June 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The western areas of the county are less well served by public transport, however the Far North Bus company does provided scheduled services connecting Durness to Lairg (bus 806), and from Durness to Thurso via the towns of the north Sutherland coast (bus 803).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedurnessbus.com/ |title=The Durness Bus |access-date=23 June 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512171701/http://www.thedurnessbus.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are no commercial airports in the county. There is a small general aviation airstrip south of Dornoch, the former RAF Dornoch, which sees little traffic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dornoch |url=https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-dornoch-893.html |website=Abandoned Forgotten & Little Known Airfields in Europe |publisher=www.forgottenairfields.com |access-date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813101058/https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-dornoch-893.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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