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Dalwhinnie railway station

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Dalwhinnie
General information
Other namesTemplate:Lang-gd
LocationHighland
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDLW
History
Original companyInverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
9 September 1863[1]Opened

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 is a number of trains to Inverness, Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow, On Sundays, a small number of trains calls between Inverness and Edinburgh

Preceding station National Rail 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

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 76.
  2. ^ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. ISBN 0-300-09625-9

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.