Dunkeld & Birnam railway station
Dunkeld & Birnam | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann & Braonan[1] |
| Location | Perth and Kinross |
| Coordinates | 56°33′25″N 3°34′42″W / 56.5569°N 3.5783°W |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DKD |
| Key dates | |
| 1856 | Opened |
Dunkeld & Birnam railway station serves the towns of Dunkeld and Birnam in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, 15 miles 31 chains (24.8 km) north of Perth and is the first stop on the line north of there. It has a passing loop 28 chains (560 m) long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the up (southbound) line can accommodate trains having twelve coaches, but platform 2 on the down (northbound) line can only hold ten.[2]
History
The station opened in April 1856, as the terminus of the Perth and Dunkeld Railway from Stanley Junction (on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway). Seven years later, it became a through station when the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway opened its line to Inverness via Pitlochry and Forres (the I&PJR had taken over the Perth & Dunkeld company that year - prior to this, the SMJR had worked the line).[3]
From 1863 to 1896 the station master was John Kinnaird.[4]
Services
There are 8 departures to Inverness and 11 to Perth each weekday, with trains to the south going to either Glasgow Queen Street or Edinburgh Waverley.[5]
On Sundays only, the London North Eastern Railway "Highland Chieftain" service calls southbound only en route to London King's Cross; there are 4 trains per day to Inverness and 4 trains per day to Edinburgh Waverley in total.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | London North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Pitlochry | ||
| Perth | Abellio ScotRail Highland Line |
Pitlochry | ||
| Perth | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Pitlochry | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Rohallion Line open; station closed |
Highland Railway Perth and Dunkeld RailwayInverness and Perth Junction Railway 
|
Dalguise Line open; station closed | ||
Services are provided by Abellio ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper and London North Eastern Railway.
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) - ^ Brailsford 2017, map 19A.
- ^ "Railscot - Perth and Dunkeld Railway" Crawford, Ewan; Railbrit.co.uk; Retrieved 11 August 2016
- ^ "Retirement of Dunkeld Stationmaster". Dundee Advertiser. Scotland. 17 December 1896. Retrieved 30 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Table 229 National Rail timetable, May 2016
