Dalwhinnie railway station
Dalwhinnie  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Dalwhinnie |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 56°56′06″N 4°14′47″W / 56.9351°N 4.2463°WCoordinates: 56°56′06″N 4°14′47″W / 56.9351°N 4.2463°W |
| Grid reference | NN634848 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DLW |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 1,894 |
| 2011/12 |
 1,984 |
| 2012/13 |
2,172 |
| 2013/14 |
2,472 |
| 2014/15 |
2,460 |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 9 September 1863[1] | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalwhinnie from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Dalwhinnie railway station is a railway station serving the village of Dalwhinnie, Highland, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line.
History
The station opened in 1863. The station buildings were completed in 1864 by Joseph Mitchell & Company.[2]
Services
There are five daily departures in each direction on weekdays, to Inverness, Perth, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street. The Caledonian Sleeper between Inverness and London Euston also calls here (set down only northbound, pickup only southbound). On Sundays, a small number of trains calls between Inverness and Edinburgh.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Atholl | Abellio ScotRail Highland Main Line |
Newtonmore | ||
| Blair Atholl | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Newtonmore | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dalnaspidal Line open; station closed |
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | Newtonmore Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 76.
- ↑ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. ISBN 0-300-09625-9
- ↑ Table 229 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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