Aviemore railway station
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Aviemore railway station serves the town and tourist resort of Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland. The station, which is owned by Network Rail (NR) and managed by ScotRail, is on the Highland Main Line, Script error: No such module "convert". from Perth, between Kingussie and Carrbridge, and is also the southern terminus of the Strathspey preserved railway.[1]
History
The station was opened by the Inverness & Perth Junction Railway (I&PJR) on 3 August 1863,Template:Sfn to designs by the engineer William Roberts,[2] when the "direct" line to Inverness via Slochd was built,[3] making Aviemore an important junction.
The original I&PJR line to Forres fell victim to the Beeching cuts, closing to passengers in October 1965.[4]
In 1998 the station was restored and refurbished, and the Strathspey Railway was allowed to use the island platform.[5] Following the moving of services, the Strathspey Railway closed their Aviemore (Speyside) railway station.
Facilities
The new building on the northbound platform of the main line comprises a ticket hall, booking office and shop, and the three original buildings are waiting rooms (with historical displays), staff offices, and toilets. Parking is on the station's west side, and passenger access to the Strathspey part of the station is via a foot-crossing across the junction spur. This foot crossing also provides disabled access to platform 2.[6] As there are no ticket machines, if the ticket office is closed, passengers must buy one in advance.
Platform layout
The station has a passing loop Script error: No such module "convert". long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the down (northbound) line can accommodate trains having fourteen coaches, whereas platform 2 on the up (southbound) line can hold fifteen.Template:Sfn The junction between the Strathspey Railway and Network Rail lies to the south of the station and was controlled from the station signal box, which also controlled a large portion of the main line either side of here (from Template:Rws all the way to Culloden Moor since 1979) as well as the immediate station area.[7] The station was resignalled and the loop extended in 2019, which also saw the signal box closed with control transferring to Inverness.[8]
Passenger volume
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 70,272 | 80,977 | 91,456 | 101,294 | 115,431 | 121,090 | 124,972 | 132,336 | 132,052 | 136,456 | 141,311 | 150,724 | 152,082 | 145,200 | 147,964 | 138,490 | 132,618 | 25,492 | 92,240 | 112,090 |
| Interchanges | –Template:Refn | 36 | 58 | 45 | 113 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 14 | 59 | 82 | 37 | 56 | 50 | 44 | 52 | 177 | 8 | 147 | 69 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Services are provided by ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper, and London North Eastern Railway on the Highland Main Line, and Strathspey Railway on the former Inverness & Perth Junction Railway to Boat of Garten and Broomhill.
In the May 2022 timetable, there are five trains each weekday to Edinburgh Waverley (including the Highland Chieftain to Template:Rws) and seven to Template:Rws southbound, plus the overnight sleeper to London Euston (the latter does not run southbound on Saturday nights or northbound on Sundays). Northbound there are eleven departures to Inverness.
On Sundays there are five trains to Edinburgh (including the King's Cross service) and two to Glasgow, along with seven to Inverness, two of which extend to Elgin.[10]
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingussie | style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | ScotRail Highland Main Line |
style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Carrbridge or Inverness |
| Kingussie | style="background:#Template:NXEC colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | London North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
style="background:#Template:NXEC colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Carrbridge or Inverness |
| Kingussie | style="background:#Template:CS color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
style="background:#Template:CS color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Carrbridge or Inverness |
| Heritage Railways Heritage railways | ||||
| Terminus | style="background:#Template:Heritage rail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Strathspey Railway | style="background:#Template:Heritage rail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Boat of Garten |
| Historical railways | <templatestyles src="S-note/styles.css" /> | |||
| Kincraig Line open; station closed |
Script error: No such module "If empty".<div style="height:8px; background-color:#Script error: No such module "If empty".; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;"> | Boat of Garten Line and station open | ||
| Script error: No such module "If empty".<div style="height:8px; background-color:#Script error: No such module "If empty".; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;"> | Carrbridge Line and station open | |||
Accidents and incidents
On 29 September 2023, 60103 Flying Scotsman collided with stationary carriages at 6:05pm. Two people were injured.[11][12]
Future proposals
In the future,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". this station will be one of those to benefit from a package of timetable enhancements introduced by Transport Scotland and Scotrail. The current Perth to Inverness timetable will increase to hourly each way, with trains south of there running on alternate hours to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Journey times will be reduced by 10 minutes to both cities.[13] As of May 2022, this has still not taken place.[10]
Notes
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References
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- ↑ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. Template:ISBN
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Bibliography
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External links
- Train times and station information for Aviemore railway station from National Rail
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- RAILSCOT on Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway
- RAILSCOT on Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
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