Highland Main Line

Highland Main Line
An Abellio ScotRail train to Glasgow Queen Street approaching Pitlochry in July 2018
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Perth and Kinross Highland Scotland
Termini	Perth Inverness
Stations	10
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	ScotRail London North Eastern Railway Caledonian Sleeper
Rolling stock	Class 43 "HST" Class 158 "Express Sprinter" Class 170 "Turbostar" Class 73 Mark 5 Sleeping Cars Class 800 "Azuma"
Technical
Line length	Perth to Inverness: 118 miles 9 chains (190.1 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Kyle of Lochalsh line & Far North Line Rose Street Junction Welsh's Bridge Junction Inverness Millburn Junction Aberdeen–Inverness line River Findhorn Slochd Summit Carrbridge Strathspey Railway Aviemore Kingussie Newtonmore River Spey Dalwhinnie Drumochter Summit River Garry Blair Atholl River Tilt Pitlochry River Tay (Dalguise Viaduct) Dunkeld & Birnam Perth New Yard Glasgow–Aberdeen line Perth Moncrieffe Tunnel Edinburgh–Aberdeen line Ladybank Edinburgh–Aberdeen line River Earn Gleneagles Allan Water Dunblane Allan Water Bridge of Allan Allan Water Croy Line to Alloa River Forth Stirling M876 Larbert Edinburgh–Dunblane line Glasgow–Aberdeen line & Croy Line

The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is 118 mi (190 km) long and runs through the central Scottish Highlands, mainly following the route of the A9, and linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth at one end and Inverness at the other. Today, services between Inverness and Edinburgh, Glasgow and London use the line. At Inverness the line connects with the Far North Line, the Aberdeen-Inverness Line and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. All trains are diesel-powered.

Much of the Highland Main Line is single track, and trains coming in opposite directions are often timed to arrive at stations at the same time, where crossing loops permit them to pass. Journey times between Inverness and Edinburgh or Glasgow are approximately three and a half hours.^[1]