Kingussie railway station
Kingussie  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Kingussie |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°04′39″N 4°03′15″W / 57.0776°N 4.0543°WCoordinates: 57°04′39″N 4°03′15″W / 57.0776°N 4.0543°W |
| Grid reference | NH756004 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KIN |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 23,815 |
| 2004/05 |
 27,725 |
| 2005/06 |
30,045 |
| 2006/07 |
32,135 |
| 2007/08 |
33,416 |
| 2008/09 |
38,054 |
| 2009/10 |
 35,838 |
| 2010/11 |
38,544 |
| 2011/12 |
40,298 |
| 2012/13 |
40,954 |
| 2013/14 |
41,400 |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 9 September 1863 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kingussie from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Kingussie railway station serves the town of Kingussie, Inverness-shire in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line.
History
The Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJ) was authorised in 1861 for a line between Forres and Dunkeld.[1] It was built quickly, and was opened in sections; the last stretch, that between Aviemore and Pitlochry, was opened on 9 September 1863; and one of the original stations was that at Kingussie.[2][3] The current station buildings date from 1893 by the architect William Roberts.[4]
The I&PJ amalgamated with other railways to form the Highland Railway (HR) in 1865,[5] and at the 1923 Grouping the HR became part of the newly formed London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[6] The adjacent stations were Kincraig to the north, and Newtonmore to the south,[7] although the former has now closed.[8]
It is located in Ruthven Road, Kingussie, about 200 yards south-east of the High Street. There are two platforms, one of conventional height on the Down line and another of somewhat lower height on the Up line; the station buildings are on the Down platform. A level crossing takes Ruthven Road over both tracks at the Inverness end of the station, with the local signal box at that end of the Up platform. The station has a crossing loop on the mainly single-track line from Inverness to Perth.
Kingussie High School is close to the station, as are also the Highland Council offices serving the Badenoch and Strathspey area.
Services
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtonmore | Virgin Trains East Coast East Coast Main Line |
Aviemore | ||
| Newtonmore | Abellio ScotRail Highland Main Line |
Aviemore | ||
| Newtonmore | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Aviemore | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Newtonmore Line and station open |
Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
Kincraig Line open; station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.
- ↑ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 25
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 135. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. ISBN 0-300-09625-9
- ↑ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 29
- ↑ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 154
- ↑ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 33, sections A2–A3. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 133
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