Inverness railway station
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| Inverness | |||
| Inbhir Nis | |||
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| Inverness Railway Station | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Inverness | ||
| Local authority | Highland | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | INV | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 7 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 0.721 million | ||
| 2004/05 * | 0.823 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.873 million | ||
| History | |||
| 5 November 1855 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Inverness from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Inverness railway station (Scottish Gaelic:stèisean-rèile Inbhir Nis) is the only railway station in the Scottish city of Inverness. Opened on 5 November 1855 as the western terminus of the Inverness and Nairn Railway , it is now the terminus of the Highland Main Line, the Aberdeen-Inverness Line (of which the Inverness and Nairn Railway is now a part), the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line.
Like most stations in the United Kingdom, Inverness is owned by Network Rail. However, it is leased to First ScotRail who operate most of the services using the station. National Express East Coast run the only non-First ScotRail service: the daily Highland Chieftain to London King's Cross.
The station itself sits at one apex of a triangular junction in the centre of Inverness. Of the seven platforms, only one is linked to two sides of the triangle. The Highland Main and Aberdeen Lines both approach the station from the east, while the Far North Line (which also carries traffic heading for the Kyle Line) approach from the north-west.
- A single parliamentary train is run along the third chord of the triangle each week, as part of a through Aberdeen-Kyle service, which calls at Inverness twice in succession.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Carrbridge | National Express East Coast East Coast Main Line |
Terminus | ||
| Carrbridge | First ScotRail Highland Line |
Terminus | ||
| Nairn | First ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | First ScotRail Far North Line / Kyle of Lochalsh Line |
Beauly | ||
| Aviemore | First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Terminus | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Culloden Moor Line open; station closed |
Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway | Terminus | ||
| Allanfearn Line open; station closed |
Inverness and Nairn Railway | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway | Clachnaharry Line open; station closed |
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Inverness railway station from National Rail
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
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