Dalnaspidal railway station

Dalnaspidal
The site of the station and signal box in 2006
General information
Location	Pitlochry, Perthshire Scotland
Coordinates	56°49′54″N4°13′25″W / 56.8318°N 4.2236°W / 56.8318; -4.2236
Grid reference	NN644733
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
June 1864 (1864-06)	Opened
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)	Closed
Location

Dalnaspidal railway station served the burgh of Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland from 1864 to 1965 on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway. Located on the section of the route near the summit of the line at Drumochter, it was the highest station on the route at 1405 ft (428 m) above sea level. ^[1]

History

The station opened in June 1864 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway. ^[2] The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 May 1965. ^[3]

References

1. Railscot - DalnaspidalRetrieved 30 December 2025
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 140. OCLC   931112387.
3. "Dalnaspidal Station". Canmore. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Struan Line open, station closed		Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway		Dalwhinnie Line and station open