Highland Main Line in Scotland
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The Highland Main Line is a railway line in
Scotland . It is 118 mi (190 km) long and runs through the central
Scottish Highlands , mainly following the route of the
A9 , and linking a series of small towns and villages with
Perth at one end and
Inverness at the other. Today, services between Inverness and
Edinburgh ,
Glasgow and
London use the line. At Inverness the line connects with the
Far North Line , the
Aberdeen-Inverness Line and the
Kyle of Lochalsh Line . All trains are diesel-powered.
Much of the Highland Main Line is single track , and trains coming in opposite directions are often timed to arrive at stations at the same time, where crossing loops permit them to pass. Journey times between Inverness and Edinburgh or Glasgow are approximately three and a half hours.
Culloden Viaduct © geograph.org.uk - Peter Moore/cc-by-sa-2.0
Services on the line are provided by
ScotRail and
London North Eastern Railway . A roughly two-hourly ScotRail service operates between
Perth and
Inverness throughout the day, with 11 services in total in each direction, all running from/to either
Glasgow Queen Street (via
Stirling ) or
Edinburgh Waverley (via
Kirkcaldy ). The
London North Eastern Railway service is entitled the
Highland Chieftain ; it departs Inverness at 08:00 and runs to
London King’s Cross via the
East Coast Main Line , arriving in London at 16:00. The return working leaves London at 12:00 and reaches Inverness at 20:00.
The
Caledonian Sleeper travels overnight between Inverness and
London Euston via the
West Coast Main Line . The southbound train joins portions from
Aberdeen and
Fort William at Edinburgh Waverley, and similarly the northbound train divides there. South of Edinburgh it forms the longest
locomotive -hauled passenger train in the United Kingdom, with 16 coaches.
All trains between Perth and Inverness call at
Pitlochry ,
Kingussie and
Aviemore . Most ScotRail services call at
Dunkeld & Birnam (8 north and 10 south) and at
Blair Atholl (8 north and 6 south), with the stations at
Dalwhinnie (5 each way),
Newtonmore and
Carrbridge being served less often. On Sundays, a couple of services continue through to
Elgin , calling at
Nairn and
Forres .
Read more on
VisitScotland.com – 4-Day West Highland Railway Line Itinerary and
Wikipedia Highland Main Line (
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