Aberdeen–Inverness line
Railway line in Scotland linking Aberdeen and Inverness / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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).
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Aberdeen–Inverness line | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Owner | Network Rail | ||
Locale | Aberdeenshire Highland | ||
Termini |
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Stations | 12 | ||
Service | |||
System | National Rail | ||
Operator(s) | ScotRail | ||
Rolling stock | Class 158 "Express Sprinter", Class 170 "Turbostar" and Class 43 "HST" | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1854-1858 | ||
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Line length | 108 miles 21 chains (174.2 km) | ||
Number of tracks | Mixture of Single and double track | ||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
Operating speed | 75 mph (120 km/h) maximum | ||
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