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Encyclopedia > Inverness railway station
Inverness
Inbhir Nis
Inverness Railway Station
Location
Place Inverness
Local authority Highland
Operations
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 7
Annual Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 0.721 million
2004/05 * 0.823 million
2005/06 * 0.873 million
National Rail - UK railway stations

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U V W X Y Z   Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 675 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: ) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland (and is considered the unofficial capital). ... Location Geography Area Ranked 1st  - Total 30,659 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Inverness ISO 3166-2 GB-HLD ONS code 00QT Demographics Population Ranked 7th  - Total (2005) 213,590  - Density 8 / km² Politics The Highland Council http://www. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: | ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... See also List of closed railway stations in Britain Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ...

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Inverness from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Inverness railway station is the only railway station in the Scottish city of Inverness. Opened on November 5, 1855 as the western terminus of the Inverness and Nairn Railway , it is now 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. Image File history File links Portal. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: ) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland (and is considered the unofficial capital). ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Inverness and Nairn Railway was a railway worked by, and later absorbed by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway. ... The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ... The Aberdeen to Inverness Line is a railway line in Scotland linking Aberdeen and Inverness. ... The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. ... The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. ...


Like most stations in the United Kingdom, Inverness is owned by Network Rail. However, it is leased to First ScotRail who operate most of the services using the station. GNER run the only non-First ScotRail service: the daily Highland Chieftain to London King's Cross. Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station Great North Eastern Railways (GNER) is a British train operating company (TOC) owned by Sea Containers Ltd. ... The Highland Chieftain is a named passenger train in the UK. It is operated by the current East Coast franchise holder, Great North Eastern Railway Ltd (GNER). ... Kings Cross station (often spelt Kings Cross on platform signs) is a railway station in the district of the same name in northeast central London. ...


The station itself sits at one apex of a triangular junction in the centre of Inverness. Of the seven platforms, only one is linked to two sides of the triangle. The Highland Main and Aberdeen Lines both approach the station from the east, while the Far North Line (which also carries traffic heading for the Kyle Line) approach from the north-west. A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ...

  • A single parliamentary train is run along the third chord of the triangle each week, as part of a through Aberdeen-Kyle service, which calls at Inverness twice in succession.

Parliamentary trains were introduced by Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom in 1844 as a means of providing a minimum standard for passenger travel. ...

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Carrbridge   GNER
East Coast Main Line		   Terminus
Carrbridge   First ScotRail
Highland Line		   Terminus
Nairn   First ScotRail
Aberdeen to Inverness Line		   Terminus
Terminus   First ScotRail
Far North Line or Kyle of Lochalsh Line		   Beauly
Aviemore   First ScotRail
Highland Caledonian Sleeper		   Terminus
Historical Railways
Allanfearn   Inverness and Nairn Railway   Terminus
Culloden Moor   Highland Railway
Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway		   Terminus
Terminus   Inverness and Ross-shire Railway   Clachnaharry
 v • d • e Major Scottish railway stations
Managed by Network Rail: Edinburgh Waverley • Glasgow Central
Managed by train operator: Aberdeen • Dundee • Edinburgh Haymarket • Glasgow Queen Street
Inverness • Perth • Stirling
Managed Privately: Glasgow Prestwick Airport


 

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