Newtonmore railway station

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History

The station was opened on 9 September 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJn) when the I&PJn opened the section from Template:Rws to Template:Rws.[3][4]

The station had two platforms, connected with a footbridge, either side of a passing loop, there was a goods yard to the north that was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock, it was equipped with a five-ton crane. There were two signal boxes and a turntable.[5][6]

A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1964 to 1967.[7]

The station was listed for closure in the 1980s but was saved.[8]

Accidents and incidents

The original station buildings were constructed of wood and were destroyed in a fire in April 1893.[9] A replacement station building in stone was erected in 1893.[10]

A serious accident occurred on 2 August 1894 when the morning passenger train from Perth to Inverness collided with a goods train. One passenger was killed and several were badly injured.[11]

On 13 September 1900, James Ormiston, a brakesman was killed in a shunting accident at the station.[12]

Facilities

The station has very basic facilities, including a modern waiting shelter, a help point, a small car park and bike racks.[13] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Newtonmore[14]
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 4,184 5,396 6,815 6,631 7,060 7,446 7,972 9,484 9,406 8,958 8,326 8,636 9,432 8,770 9,194 7,848 7,456 1,498 5,400 6,470

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

In the May 2022 timetable, on weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by 4 trains per day northbound to Inverness, and 4 southbound to Glasgow Queen Street and 1 to Edinburgh. On Sundays, it is served by 3 trains northbound to Inverness (including 1 extended to Elgin), and 1 train to Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh each, as well as a southbound LNER train service to London King's Cross.[15]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Blair Atholl 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
Sunday, Southbound Only
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;" |   Kingussie
Dalwhinnie or
Blair Atholl or
Pitlochry 		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;" |   Kingussie
Dalwhinnie 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;" |   Kingussie
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Dalwhinnie
Line and station open 		  Highland Railway
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway 		  Kingussie
Line and station open

References

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  10. ↑ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. Template:ISBN
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External links

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