Aviemore
Station 121Rudy visited Aviemore on
Monday, 13th June 2022
arriving at 14:38 on a train from Glasgow Queen Street
Aviemore Station
Aviemore opened in 1863 when the railway north to Inverness was via Grantown-on-Spey & Forres. In 1898 a more direct route to Inverness opened and the station was rebuilt as a junction. The choice to build a very grand station encouraged Aviemore’s growth from a few railway cottages into a tourist destination.
The original Speyside Line north from Aviemore was closed in the 1960s but taken over as a preserved heritage railway in 1978. Since 1998 the Strathspey Railway has used platform 3 at Aviemore station as their southern terminus.
Rudy spent a week’s holiday in Aviemore and visited the station on four different days including his trip on the Strathspey Railway.
Aviemore is just over half an hour from Inverness on trains heading south on the Highland Main Line.
The station is staffed throughout the week and part time at weekends. Toilets are available when staff are present.
Step-free access is available to both platforms albeit a longer route via the level crossing to platform 2.