Aberdeen–Inverness line

The Aberdeen–Inverness line is a railway line in Scotland linking Aberdeen and Inverness. It is not electrified. Most of the line is single-track, other than passing places and longer double-track sections between Insch and Kennethmont and Inverurie and Berryden Junction (Aberdeen).

This article is about the Aberdeen to Inverness railway. For other uses of Aberdeen Line, see Aberdeen Line (disambiguation). For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).

Aberdeen–Inverness line
Trains passing at Nairn station in 2013
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNetwork Rail
LocaleAberdeenshire
Highland
Termini
  • Inverness
  • Aberdeen
Stations12
Service
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)ScotRail
Rolling stockClass 158 "Express Sprinter", Class 170 "Turbostar" and Class 43 "HST"
History
Opened1854-1858
Technical
Line length108 miles 21 chains (174.2 km)
Number of tracksMixture of Single and double track
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed75 mph (120 km/h) maximum
Route map

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