Insch railway station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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![]() View from Insch railway station looking west towards Hill of Dunnideer
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Location | Insch, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°20′15″N 2°37′00″W / 57.3374°N 2.6168°W |
Platforms | 2 |
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Station code | INS |
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Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
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1854 | Opened |
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Insch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. It was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1854, on the route from Aberdeen to Keith.
The station building accommodates the Insch Connection Museum, which records the history of the railway in Insch and the local region. The station has two platforms, a signal box and a level crossing at its northern end. It is located at the southern end of a double track section of the line, which runs north as far as Kennethmont before reverting to single track once more.
History
In 2019, the platforms were extended to a length of 160m as part of a series of improvements to the Aberdeen to Inverness line.
Services
There is a basic two-hourly frequency in each directions (with peak extras), to Inverness via Elgin northbound and Aberdeen southbound (11 trains each way in total). The first departure to Aberdeen each weekday and Saturday continues south to Edinburgh Waverley and there is a return working in the evening. On Sundays there are five trains each way, with a southbound through working to Glasgow Queen Street.
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Inverurie | Abellio ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line |
Huntly | ||
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Buchanstone Line open; Station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway GNoSR Main Line |
Wardhouse Line open; Station closed |
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