Perth railway station, Scotland

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Perth
Location
Place Perth
Local authority Perth and Kinross
Operations
Station code PTH
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 7
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 0.551 million
2004/05 * 0.642 million
2005/06 * 0.695 million
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Perth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Perth railway station is a railway station located in Perth, Scotland. The station, designed by Sir William Tite, has seven platforms, five of which are "through" platforms.


There are two entrances, both of which allow car parking. The ticket office, newsagent and café are between platforms 2 and 3. The original main concourse was between the current platforms 4 and 7 and the station was covered by a large overall roof, which still exists in a reduced form. At one time there were nine platforms.

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[edit] Services

Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail, and the station is staffed throughout its opening hours.

From Perth station, trains operate to: Edinburgh, via Fife; Glasgow, via Stirling; Inverness, via the Highland Main Line; and Aberdeen via Dundee.

The daily (overnight) Caledonian Sleeper service between Inverness and London and the daily National Express East Coast Highland Chieftain service between Inverness and London Kings Cross call at this station

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[edit] Gallery

The old depot to the north of the station

[edit] Railway connections

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Gleneagles   National Express East Coast
East Coast Main Line		   Dunkeld & Birnam
Gleneagles
for Edinburgh–Dunblane Line		   First ScotRail
Highland Line		   Dunkeld & Birnam
Ladybank   First ScotRail
Tay Coast Line		   Invergowrie
Gleneagles   First ScotRail
Highland Caledonian Sleeper		   Dunkeld & Birnam
Historical Railways
Terminus   Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway		   Luncarty
Line open; Station closed
Terminus   Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway
Caledonian Railway		   Ruthven Road
Line partially open; Station closed
Terminus   Dundee and Perth Railway
Caledonian Railway		   Princes Street
Line open; Station closed
Forgandenny
Line open; Station closed		   Scottish Central Railway
Caledonian Railway		   Terminus
Bridge of Earn
Line open; Station closed		   Edinburgh and Northern Railway
North British Railway		   Terminus
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