Carrbridge Station 1892.

Carrbridge Station is a ten minute (half mile) walk from the village centre. See Multimap for location or MSN Virtual Earth or Get Mapping satellite map.

Direct services north to Inverness and south to Edinburgh and Glasgow. See First ScotRail for times and timetable or National Rail Carrbridge Departures & Arrivals Board.

National Express East Coast operate a service between Inverness to London, only the Sunday Southbound train stops at Carrbridge (all stop at Aviemore).

KGX - EUS - EDB - HYM - GLQ - PTH - PIT - AVM - CAG - INV - KYL - WCK

Note: Stopping trains normally stop on platform 2 unless north and south bound trains are passing each other. There is no disabled access to platform 1.

Highland Rail Partnership is a campaign group to enhance regional competitiveness and environmental sustainability the rail services and infrastructure. Note: Highland Council has been awarded £1.45m for Invernet, which includes a new commuter service between Kingussie 07:03, Aviemore 07:24, Carrbridge 07:34 and Inverness 8:05. Started 12 December 2005, funded initially for three years. The 1650 Inverness to Glasgow train 'may' eventually also stop at Carrbridge Station.

News

April 2008 - On Sunday 13 April 2008 a North bound steam hauled train (LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 no 60009 Union of South Africa and LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 45407 Lancashire Fusilier) will stop at Carrbridge at 16:44 and at 11:07 on Tuesday 15 April 2008 when south bound. See timetable for 13th and timetable for 15th.

September 2007: Joined Gardening at Stations scheme.
July 2006: After extensive work most of the two platforms have been replaced.
Dec 2004: the 1052 Inverness to Edinburgh now stops at Carrbridge at 1125.

Friends of Carrbridge Station

Looking North with newly planted tubs.		Aileen watering tubs after planting.

In 2007 we joined the Adopt a Station / Gardening at Stations scheme. The first fruits of this has been the installation of ten half whisky barrel tubs on the platforms which we planted up in October. This was funded by First ScotRail with help from The Speyside Heather Centre. Renewable source, peat free compost was used. We are working on pushing for a number of other minor improvements. See Strathspey & Badenoch Herald article Station is bloomin' superb (note some words mangled in article).

History

RailScot history of Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway) line. See photo of Opening of line, Carrbridge Station,1898 (Carrbridge opened with service to Aviemore six years before line to Inverness was completed); original station plan; and plan of Dulnain Viaduct which was completed in August 1862.

Carrbridge Rail Disaster of 18 June 1914 when the train was derailed at Baddengorm Burn just north of Carrbridge due to the bridge sagging under the train after an older road bridge collapsed further upstream causing heavy flooding and debris. When the Driver walked back, the viaduct suddenly collapsed under three of the carrages. Two carrages were up-ended and one carrage was washed downstream. The train was almost empty. Five passengers died "most likelycrushed rather then drowned" Rail Safety & Standards Board. See Am Baile for more photos and info. Also see more info.

The Strathspey Steam Railway is located in the Central Highlands of Scotland, runs from Aviemore to Boat-of-Garten and on to Broomhill. The railway co plan to reinstate the line past Broom Hill to Grantown on Spey by about 2009. This line was part of the 1863 Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.

Carrbridge Weather Station - not yet live (Spring 2008).

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