Pitlochry railway station

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Pitlochry railway station is a railway station serving the town of Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Highland main line, Script error: No such module "convert". from Perth, between Dunkeld & Birnham and Blair Atholl.[2]

History

The station is situated on the former Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJR) and was opened along with the line in 1863.[3] In 1865, The I&PJR amalgamated with other railways to create the Highland Railway.[4]

In 1897 the building on the north-bound platform was replaced with a more substantial building to the designs of the Engineer in Chief to the Highland Railway, William Roberts.[5] The main block on the south-bound platform received an addition in order to extend the booking office and the stationmaster’s rooms.[6]

Facilities

There are waiting rooms on both platforms, benches and help points on both platforms, with a small car park, ticket office and toilets available on platform 1. Access to both platforms is step-free (from the car park for platform 1 and a drop-off point for platform 2), but the only way of crossing over is via the footbridge.[7] There is a staffed ticket office open throughout the day, however, there are no self-service ticket machines.[8]

Platform layout

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43034 at Pitlochry railway station on platform 1 going north

The station has a passing loop Script error: No such module "convert". long, with two side platforms. Platform 1 on the southbound line could accommodate trains having eight coaches, whereas platform 2 on the northbound line could hold eleven.Template:Sfn Both platforms were extended in March 2019 as part of a £57 million upgrade programme by Network Rail, which also saw the station re-signalled.[9]

Services

In 2022, all Highland main line services between Perth and Inverness call here. From Monday to Saturday, 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 (plus the Caledonian Sleeper), along with seven to Inverness, two of which extend to Elgin.[10]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Dunkeld & Birnam
or Perth 		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;" |   Blair Atholl
or Kingussie
Dunkeld & Birnam
or Perth 		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 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;" |   Blair Atholl
or Dalwhinnie
or Newtonmore
or Kingussie
Dunkeld & Birnam 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;" |   Blair Atholl
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Ballinluig
Line open; station closed 		  Highland Railway
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway 		  Killiecrankie
Line open; station closed

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.[11] As of May 2022, this has still not taken place.[10]

See also

References

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  11. ↑ "‘Rail revolution’ means 200 more services and 20,000 more seats for Scots passengers" Template:WebarchiveTransport Scotland press release 15 March 2016; Retrieved 18 August 2016

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External links

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