Aviemore railway station
Aviemore 
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| Scottish Gaelic: An Aghaidh Mhor | |
Under the canopy on Platform 1
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| Location | |
| Place | Aviemore |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 57°11′19″N 3°49′44″W / 57.1886°N 3.8288°WCoordinates: 57°11′19″N 3°49′44″W / 57.1886°N 3.8288°W |
| Grid reference | NH895123 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AVM |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms |
3 (2 National rail) (1 Strathspey Steam Railway) |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.132 million |
| – Interchange |
 14 |
| 2012/13 |
 0.136 million |
| – Interchange |
59 |
| 2013/14 |
0.141 million |
| – Interchange |
82 |
| 2014/15 |
0.151 million |
| – Interchange |
37 |
| 2015/16 |
0.152 million |
| – Interchange |
56 |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 3 August 1863 | Station opened |
| 1898 | Station rebuilt and expanded |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aviemore from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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3 (2 National rail)
Aviemore railway station serves the town and tourist resort of Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland. The station, which is owned by Network Rail (NR) and managed by Abellio ScotRail, is located on the Highland Main Line between Perth and Inverness, and is also the southern terminus of the Strathspey preserved railway.
The line was opened by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJR) in 1863, subsequently becoming part of the Highland Railway.
The current station was opened in 1898, to designs by the architect William Roberts when the "direct" line to Inverness via Slochd was built, making Aviemore an important junction and replacing the original 1863 building. William Roberts also provided an engine shed to the north of the station in 1896.
It became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway after the Grouping of 1923, then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The original I&PJR line to Forres fell victim to the Beeching Axe, closing to passengers in October 1965.
When Sectorisation was introduced by British Rail in the 1980s, the station was served by Scotrail until the Privatisation of British Rail.
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