Dalwhinnie railway station
Dalwhinnie | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh[1] |
| Location | Highland |
| Coordinates | 56°56′06″N 4°14′47″W / 56.9351°N 4.2463°W |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DLW |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 9 September 1863[2] | 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, 58 miles 47 chains (94.3 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 five coaches, whereas platform 2 on the down (northbound) line can hold nine. The passing loop continues towards Perth as double-track line.[3]
History
The station opened in 1863. The station buildings were completed in 1864 by Joseph Mitchell & Company.[4]
Services
There are five daily departures in each direction on weekdays, to Inverness, Perth, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street. The Caledonian Sleeper between Inverness and London Euston also calls here (set down only northbound, pickup only southbound). On Sundays, a small number of trains calls between Inverness and Edinburgh.[5]
| Preceding station |  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 |
Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
Newtonmore Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 76.
- ^ Brailsford 2017, map 19C.
- ^ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. ISBN 0-300-09625-9
- ^ Table 229 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - 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.
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