Insch railway station

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Insch

Scottish Gaelic: Innis[1]
National Rail
Inschw.jpg
View from Insch railway station looking west towards Hill of Dunnideer
LocationInsch, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°20′15″N 2°37′00″W / 57.3374°N 2.6168°W / 57.3374; -2.6168Coordinates: 57°20′15″N 2°37′00″W / 57.3374°N 2.6168°W / 57.3374; -2.6168
Grid referenceNJ629276
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeINS
History
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
1854Opened
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 98,140
2017/18Decrease 88,362
2018/19Decrease 69,952
2019/20Decrease 57,690
2020/21Decrease 11,038
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Insch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. It was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1854, on the route from Aberdeen to Keith.

The station building accommodates the Insch Connection Museum, which records the history of the railway in Insch and the local region. The station has two platforms, a signal box and a level crossing at its northern end. It is located at the southern end of a double track section of the line, which runs north as far as Kennethmont before reverting to single track once more.

History[]

In 2019, the platforms were extended to a length of 160m as part of a series of improvements to the Aberdeen to Inverness line.[2]

As of July 2021, It is the least used station in Aberdeenshire and the least used station on the Aberdeen-Inverness line.

Services[]

There is a basic two-hourly frequency in each directions (with peak extras), to Inverness via Elgin northbound and Aberdeen southbound (11 trains each way in total). The first departure to Aberdeen each weekday and Saturday continues south to Edinburgh Waverley and there is a return working in the evening. On Sundays there are five trains each way, with a southbound through working to Glasgow Queen Street.[3]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Inverurie   Abellio ScotRail
Aberdeen to Inverness Line 		  Huntly
  Historical railways  
Buchanstone
Line open; Station closed 		  Great North of Scotland Railway
GNoSR Main Line 		  Wardhouse
Line open; Station closed

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ "Finishing the job – redoubling Aberdeen to Inverurie | Rail Engineer". 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 240 (Network Rail)

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • RAILSCOT on Great North of Scotland Railway

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