Inverness railway station
Railway station in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Inverness railway station is the railway station serving the Scottish city of Inverness. It is 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.
General information | |||||
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Location | Inverness, Highland Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 57.4800°N 4.2230°W / 57.4800; -4.2230 | ||||
Grid reference | NH667454 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 7 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | INV[2] | ||||
IATA code | ZIV | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Inverness and Nairn Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Highland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
5 November 1855 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.243 million | ||||
Interchange | 61,433 | ||||
2019/20 | 1.214 million | ||||
Interchange | 59,217 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.232 million | ||||
Interchange | 9,422 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.753 million | ||||
Interchange | 33,187 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.975 million | ||||
Interchange | 38,939 | ||||
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The Aberdeen and Perth lines diverge at Millburn Junction a short distance beyond Welsh's Bridge. Platforms 1–4 are 118 miles 3 chains (190.0 km) from Perth (measured via Carrbridge); Millburn Junction, 117 miles 37 chains (189.0 km) from Perth, is also 143 miles 39 chains (230.9 km) from Perth (measured via Dava). The station is the zero point for the Far North Line, and platforms 5–7 are 2 chains (40 m) along this line; Rose Street Junction, 18 chains (360 m) along the Far North Line, is 118 miles 1 chain (189.9 km) from Perth.[3][4]