Blair Atholl railway station
Blair Atholl  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Athall | |
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General view, looking south | |
| Location | |
| Place | Blair Atholl |
| Local authority | Perth and Kinross |
| Coordinates | 56°45′55″N 3°50′59″W / 56.7653°N 3.8496°WCoordinates: 56°45′55″N 3°50′59″W / 56.7653°N 3.8496°W |
| Grid reference | NN870652 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BLA |
| 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* | |
| 2010/11 |
 13,948 |
| 2011/12 |
 12,608 |
| 2012/13 |
14,280 |
| 2013/14 |
14,084 |
| 2014/15 |
16,062 |
| History | |
| 1863 | 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 Blair Atholl from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Blair Atholl railway station is a railway station serving the town of Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line. The station was opened by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway in September 1863 and is located at the northern end of the single track portion of the route from Stanley Junction. Beyond here the line is double track as far as Dalwhinnie.[1]
The disused goods yard and associated pointwork still exist, though overgrown. The goods yard is located next to the northbound platform.
Services
8 northbound and 6 southbound services (including one that originates here) call on weekdays & Saturdays, along with the Caledonian Sleeper to from London Euston (pickup only southbound Sunday to Friday, set down only northbound Mondays to Saturdays). A reduced service operates on Sundays.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Pitlochry | Virgin Trains East Coast Highland Main Line |
Newtonmore | ||
| Pitlochry | Abellio ScotRail Highland Main Line |
Dalwhinnie | ||
| Pitlochry | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Dalwhinnie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Killiecrankie Line open; station closed |
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | Black Island Platform Line open; station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Railscot - Inverness and Perth Junction Railway Crawford, Ewan; Railbrit.co.uk; Retrieved 11 August 2016
- ↑ Table 229 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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