Inverness is the terminus of the Highland Main Line, the Far North Line and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line.
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Caledonian Sleeper 73 971 and friend stand at Inverness |
Information |
Type: |
National Rail
(Highland Main Line and others) |
Station code: |
INV |
Opened: |
1855 |
Platforms: |
7 |
The station was opened by the Inverness & Nairn Railway in 1855 with just a single platform. The station was rebuilt ten years later with longer platforms and a station roof. These were extended again in 1876. The station buildings were replaced by the current ones by British Rail in the late 1960s. There are plans for another rebuild and enlargement of the station, maybe also including electrification.
The station's main concourse has a ticket office, shops and other station facilities. The station is managed by ScotRail but also served by Caledonian Sleeper and LNER. Platforms 1 and 2 are long enough to host thirteen and fifteen coach trains respectively. The other platforms are a lot shorter and typically host trains up to five coaches long.
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The platforms are partially roofed |
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The barriers and the end of a sleeper train |
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The concourse and platforms beyond |
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LNER run one train a day, the Highland Chieftain to Inverness |
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Caledonian Sleeper and ScotRail at Inverness |