Inverurie railway station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Inverurie Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Uaraidh
ScotRail HST at Inverurie Station, June 2019
Location	Inverurie, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57°17′12″N 2°22′25″W / 57.2867°N 2.3737°W / 57.2867; -2.3737
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	INR
History
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
20 September 1854	Opened as Inverury
1 May 1866	Renamed
10 February 1902	Resited 805 m (880 yd) north
Traffic
Passengers (2017/18)	0.489 million
Passengers (2018/19)	0.356 million
Passengers (2019/20)	0.339 million
Passengers (2020/21)	78,358
Passengers (2021/22)	0.242 million
Listed Building – Category B
Designated	18 May 1999
Reference no.	LB46174

Inverurie railway station is a train station in the town of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ScotRail runs the station. It is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. This line is mostly single track north of Inverurie. The station is between Kintore and Insch. It is about 27 kilometers (16 miles) from Aberdeen.

Station History

The first station in Inverurie opened on September 20, 1854. It was first called Inverury Station. This station was part of the Great North of Scotland Railway main line. That line ran between Aberdeen Waterloo and Keith.

The first station was about 800 meters (805 yards) south of where the station is now. In 1856, it became a junction station. This meant it connected to a new branch line. This new line went to Oldmeldrum.

New Station and Changes

The station was renamed Inverurie Station in 1866. In 1902, a new station building was built. This new building is where the station is today. It had three platforms. It was also close to the Inverurie Locomotive Works, which was being built then.

The branch line to Oldmeldrum closed for passengers in 1931. Freight trains continued to use it until 1966. This meant Inverurie was no longer a junction station. The station building is a "Category B listed" building. This means it is a special building that is protected because of its history. It has one story and a small tower with a wind vane on top.

Oldmeldrum Branch Line

The branch line to Oldmeldrum was opened in 1856. It was built by the Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway company. This line went through Lethenty to Old Meldrum station. Another stop, Fingask, opened in 1866.

The Great North of Scotland Railway took over the company in 1866. There was an idea to extend the line, but it never happened. The line stopped carrying passengers in 1931. It closed completely for freight in 1966.

Station Facilities

The station in 2013

Inverurie station has two platforms. Both platforms have shelters to keep you dry. They also have help points if you need assistance. Benches are available for sitting.

Platform 1 has a ticket office where staff can help you. There is also a ticket machine. You can find a separate waiting room and bike racks there. The car park is next to Platform 1. You can get to the platforms without steps at the end of them. There is also a footbridge in the middle of the station.

Train Services

As of May 2022, trains run frequently from Inverurie. About one train every two hours goes between Aberdeen and Inverness. These trains stop at all stations along the way. There is also an hourly shuttle train to Montrose.

One train each day goes to Edinburgh Waverley. Another train goes to Stonehaven. There are extra shuttle services between Inverurie and Aberdeen. This means you can often find two or three trains per hour to Aberdeen.

Service Improvements in 2018

Train services at Inverurie got much better in 2018. This was part of a big plan funded by Transport Scotland. A new "Aberdeen Crossrail" service started. This commuter service runs from Inverurie to Montrose. It stops at all stations every hour.

Now, there are at least two trains every hour to Aberdeen. The trains that go through to Inverness, Edinburgh, and Glasgow also continued or increased. A large project costing £170 million upgraded the Aberdeen to Inverness route. This project made the line from Aberdeen double-track between June and August 2019.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kintore		ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line		Insch
Kintore From Montrose		ScotRail Aberdeen Crossrail		Terminus
Historical railways
Kintore Line and station open		Great North of Scotland Railway GNoSR Main Line		Inveramsay Line open; Station closed
Terminus		Great North of Scotland Railway Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway		Lethenty