Blair Atholl railway station
Blair Atholl | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Athall[1] |
| Location | Perth and Kinross |
| Coordinates | 56°45′55″N 3°50′59″W / 56.7653°N 3.8496°W |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BLA |
| Key dates | |
| 1863 | Opened |
Blair Atholl railway station is a railway station serving the town of Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line. The station was opened by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway in September 1863 and is located at the northern end of the single track portion of the route from Stanley Junction. Beyond here the line is double track as far as Dalwhinnie.[2] The station is 35 miles 9 chains (56.5 km) from Perth, and has a passing loop 35 chains (700 m) long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the up (southbound) line can accommodate trains having seven coaches, whereas platform 2 on the down (northbound) line can hold eleven. The passing loop continues towards Inverness as double-track line.[3]
The disused goods yard and associated pointwork still exist, though overgrown. The goods yard is located next to the northbound platform.
Services
8 northbound and 6 southbound services (including one that originates here) call on weekdays & Saturdays, along with the Caledonian Sleeper to and from London Euston (pickup only southbound Sunday to Friday, set down only northbound Mondays to Saturdays). A reduced service operates on Sundays.[4]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitlochry | London North Eastern Railway Sundays, Southbound Only Highland Main Line |
Newtonmore | ||
| Pitlochry | Abellio ScotRail Highland Main Line |
Dalwhinnie or Newtonmore or Kingussie | ||
| Pitlochry | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Dalwhinnie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Killiecrankie Line open; station closed |
Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
Black Island Platform Line open; station closed | ||
References
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Railscot - Inverness and Perth Junction Railway Crawford, Ewan; Railbrit.co.uk; Retrieved 11 August 2016
- ^ Brailsford 2017, map 19B.
- ^ Table 229 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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