Newtonmore railway station
Newtonmore  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr an t-Slèibh | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Newtonmore |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°03′34″N 4°07′06″W / 57.0595°N 4.1184°WCoordinates: 57°03′34″N 4°07′06″W / 57.0595°N 4.1184°W |
| Grid reference | NN715984 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NWR |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 9,406 |
| 2012/13 |
8,958 |
| 2013/14 |
8,326 |
| 2014/15 |
 8,636 |
| 2015/16 |
9,432 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newtonmore from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Newtonmore railway station serves the village of Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line. It is currently the only station on the Highland Main Line to have 1 platform, although the former 2nd platform can still be seen adjacent to the 1st platform.
History
The station was opened by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway on 9 September 1863.[1] The original station buildings were constructed of wood and destroyed in a fire in April 1893[2] A replacement station building in stone was erected in 1893.[3]
A serious accident occurred on 2 August 1894 when the morning passenger train from Perth to Inverness collided with a goods train. One passenger was killed and several were badly injured.[4]
On 13 September 1900, James Ormiston, a brakesman was killed in a shunting accident at the station.[5]
Current services
The station is served by trains to Inverness and Glasgow or Edinburgh, a Sunday southbound HST train service to London King's Cross and a nightly Caledonian Sleeper service to London Euston. The station has just one platform; since it was shortened the main building is now a private residence and is now no longer part of the platform. Because the platform is short, express services overrun the platform commonly. The station was listed for closure but was saved because it provided crucial transport links to the Scottish and English capitals daily.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Blair Atholl | Virgin Trains East Coast East Coast Main Line |
Kingussie | ||
| Dalwhinnie | Abellio ScotRail Highland Main Line |
Kingussie | ||
| Dalwhinnie | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Kingussie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dalwhinnie Line and station open |
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | Kingussie Line and station open | ||
References
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