Английская Википедия:Blair Atholl railway station

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Blair Atholl railway station is a railway station serving the town of Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line, Шаблон:Convert from Шаблон:Stnlnk, between Pitlochry and Dalwhinnie. There is a crossover at the north end of the station to allow trains to turn back if the line south to Pitlochry is closed.

History

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Looking north from the station in 1962

The station was opened by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway on 9 September 1863.Шаблон:Sfn

One of the first visitors to the station was Queen Victoria who arrived in a Royal Train on 15 September 1863 on a visit to Blair Castle to see George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl who was very ill. For its first thirty years until 1893, the station was named 'Blair Athole';Шаблон:Sfn the present B-listed station was renamed to its current name in the 1890s.Шаблон:Sfn

It originally had a 770-yards long passing loop which was flanked by the two platforms but this has since been extended northbound as double track as far as Шаблон:Rws.

Facilities

There are benches on both platforms, with a waiting shelter on platform 2 and natural shelter from the station buildings on platform 1, with a small car park and bike racks adjacent to the latter. As well as the footbridge between the platforms, there is also step-free access to both platforms (from the car park to platform 1 and from the level crossing to platform 2). As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Platform layout

The station has a passing loop Шаблон:Convert long, with two platforms. Platform 1 on the southbound line can accommodate trains having seven coaches, whereas platform 2 on the northbound line can hold eleven. Beyond here the line is double track as far as Шаблон:Rws.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Blair Atholl

	2002–03	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23
Entries and exits	8,613	11,708	11,896	10,491	10,443	10,580	11,572	13,948	12,608	14,280	14,084	16,062	16,652	17,598	19,802	21,008	18,388	3,688	11,870	13,402

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

As of the May 2022 timetable, on weekdays and Saturdays there are 5 trains per day northbound (all going to Inverness), and 6 trains per day southbound (three to Glasgow Queen Street, two to Edinburgh and the southbound Caledonian Sleeper, picking up only, weekdays only). A reduced service operates on Sundays, with 3 trains per day to Inverness (1 of which extends to Elgin), and 2 trains to Glasgow and 2 trains to Edinburgh, including the Highland Chieftain to London Kings Cross, as well as the Caledonian Sleeper.

See also

• Public transport in Perth and Kinross

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Cite book