Newtonmore railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in the Highlands of Scotland}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Newtonmore

| native_name = {{langx|gd|Baile Ùr an t-Slèibh}}{{cite book |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man |edition=6th |date=December 2017 |orig-year=1987 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 |chapter=Gaelic/English Station Index }}

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Waiting for the train - geograph.org.uk - 7171373.jpg

| caption = View north towards Kingussie

| borough = Newtonmore, Highland

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|57.0595|-4.1184|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NN715984|25|NN715984}}

| manager = ScotRail

| platforms = 1

| code = NWR{{cite web |last1=Deaves |first1=Phil |title=Railway Codes |url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/crs/crsn.shtm |website=railwaycodes.org.uk |access-date=27 September 2022}}

| original = Inverness and Perth Junction Railway

| pregroup = Highland Railway

| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway

| years = {{Start date|1863|09|09|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 7,456}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 1,498}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 5,400}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 6,470}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 8,484}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

| embedded = {{Infobox designation list|embed=yes

| designation1 = Category B

| designation1_feature =

| designation1_date = 20 December 1979

| designation1_number = LB7673{{cite web |title=NEWTONMORE RAILWAY STATION |url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB7673 |publisher=Historic Scotland |access-date=25 February 2019}}

}}

Newtonmore railway station serves the village of Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line. The station is {{convert|68|mi|62|chain|km|lk=in}} from {{stnlnk|Perth|Scotland}}, between Dalwhinnie and Kingussie, and has a single platform which is long enough for a ten-coach train.{{Cite book |title=TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing Ltd |year=2017 |isbn=978-1909431-26-3 |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |edition=3rd |location=Sheffield |pages=94}} It is currently the only station on the Highland Main Line to have one platform, although the former second platform can still be seen adjacent to the first platform.

History

The station was opened on 9 September 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJn) when the I&PJn opened the section from {{rws|Aviemore}} to {{rws|Pitlochry}}.{{Quick-stations-5|page=336}}{{cite news | title = Opening of the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | newspaper =Aberdeen Press and Journal | date =16 September 1863 | page = 6 | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000031/18630916/192/0006 | access-date = 13 July 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}

The station had two platforms, connected with a footbridge, either side of a passing loop, there was a goods yard to the north that was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock, it was equipped with a five-ton crane. There were two signal boxes and a turntable.{{cite web|title=Newtonmore station on OS 25 inch map Inverness-shire - Mainland CI.8 (Kingussie and Insh)|year=1900|url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/82887555#zoom=5&lat=8943&lon=11976&layers=BT|website=National Library of Scotland |access-date=13 July 2020}}{{cite book |last=The Railway Clearing House |orig-year=1904 |year=1970 |edition=1970 D&C Reprint |title=The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 |location=Newton Abbot |publisher=David & Charles Reprints |isbn=0-7153-5120-6 |page=400}}

A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1964 to 1967.{{cite book|last=McRae|first=Andrew|title=British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s |volume=Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two) |publisher=Foxline |year=1998 |isbn=1-870119-53-3|pages=13 & 20}}

The station was listed for closure in the 1980s but was saved.{{cite news |last=Macrae |first=Helen |date=10 December 1984 |title=Bid to get trains back at village |page=23 |newspaper=Aberdeen Press and Journal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19841210/523/0023 |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 July 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}

= Accidents and incidents =

The original station buildings were constructed of wood and were destroyed in a fire in April 1893.{{cite news | title = Newtonmore Railway Station Burned | newspaper =Glasgow Herald | date =22 April 1893 | page = 6 | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18930422/017/0006 | access-date = 13 July 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }} A replacement station building in stone was erected in 1893.The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. {{ISBN|0-300-09625-9}}

A serious accident occurred on 2 August 1894 when the morning passenger train from Perth to Inverness collided with a goods train. One passenger was killed and several were badly injured.{{cite news | title = Fatal Railway Accident| newspaper =Western Times | date =3 August 1894 | page = 8 | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000265/18940803/064/0008 | access-date = 13 July 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}

On 13 September 1900, James Ormiston, a brakesman was killed in a shunting accident at the station.{{cite news | title = Killed on the Highland Line | newspaper =Dundee Courier | date =14 September 1900 | page = 5 | url =https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19000914/046/0005 | access-date = 13 July 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}

Facilities

The station has very basic facilities, including a modern waiting shelter, a help point, a small car park and bike racks.{{Cite web |title=National Rail Enquiries - |url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations-and-destinations/stations-made-easy/newtonmore-station-plan |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.nationalrail.co.uk}} As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

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|+Passenger Volume at Newtonmore{{Cite web |title=Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=dataportal.orr.gov.uk}}

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Entries and exits

|4,184

|5,396

|6,815

|6,631

|7,060

|7,446

|7,972

|9,484

|9,406

|8,958

|8,326

|8,636

|9,432

|8,770

|9,194

|7,848

|7,456

|1,498

|5,400

|6,470

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

In the May 2022 timetable, on weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by 4 trains per day northbound to Inverness, and 4 southbound to Glasgow Queen Street and 1 to Edinburgh. On Sundays, it is served by 3 trains northbound to Inverness (including 1 extended to Elgin), and 1 train to Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh each, as well as a southbound LNER train service to London King's Cross.eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 213

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{{rail line|next={{Stnlnk|Kingussie}}|previous={{Stnlnk|Dalwhinnie}} or
{{Stnlnk|Blair Atholl}} or
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{{rail line|previous={{Stnlnk|Dalwhinnie}}|next={{Stnlnk|Kingussie}}|route=Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper |col={{CS color}} }}

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References

External links

Category:Railway stations in Highland (council area)

Category:Former Highland Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863

Category:Railway stations served by ScotRail

Category:Railway stations served by Caledonian Sleeper

Category:Railway stations served by London North Eastern Railway

Category:William Roberts railway stations

Category:Listed railway stations in Scotland

Category:Category B listed buildings in Highland (council area)