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| General information | |||||
| Location | Pitlochry,Perth and Kinross Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°42′08″N3°44′07″W / 56.7023°N 3.7353°W /56.7023; -3.7353 | ||||
| Grid reference | NN938580 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | PIT[2] | ||||
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| 1863 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.121 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 22,450 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  84,374 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.106 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.125 million | ||||
Listed Building – Category A | |||||
| Designated | 12 October 1994 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB39867[3] | ||||
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Pitlochry railway station is a railway station serving the town ofPitlochry inPerth and Kinross,Scotland. It is managed byScotRail and is located on theHighland main line, 28 miles 21 chains (45.5 km) fromPerth, betweenDunkeld & Birnam andBlair Atholl.[4]
The station is situated on the formerInverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJR) and was opened along with the line in 1863.[5] In 1865, The I&PJR amalgamated with other railways to create theHighland Railway.[6]
In 1897 the building on the north-bound platform was replaced with a more substantial building to the designs of the Engineer in Chief to the Highland Railway,William Roberts.[7] The main block on the south-bound platform received an addition in order to extend the booking office and the stationmaster’s rooms.[8]
There are waiting rooms on both platforms, benches and help points on both platforms, with a small car park, ticket office and toilets available on platform 1. Access to both platforms is step-free (from the car park for platform 1 and a drop-off point for platform 2), but the only way of crossing over is via the footbridge.[9] There is a staffed ticket office open throughout the day, however, there are no self-service ticket machines.[10]
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The station has apassing loop 25 chains (500 m) long, with twoside platforms. Platform 1 on the southbound line could accommodate trains having eight coaches, whereas platform 2 on the northbound line could hold eleven.[11] Both platforms were extended in March 2019 as part of a £57 million upgrade programme byNetwork Rail, which also saw the station re-signalled.[12]
In 2022, all Highland main line services betweenPerth andInverness call here. From Monday to Saturday, there are five trains each weekday toEdinburgh Waverley (including theHighland Chieftain toLondon King's Cross) and seven toGlasgow Queen Street southbound, plus the overnight sleeper toLondon Euston (the latter does not run southbound on Saturday nights or northbound on Sundays). Northbound there are eleven departures to Inverness.
On Sundays there are five trains to Edinburgh (including the King's Cross service) and two to Glasgow (plus the Caledonian Sleeper), along with seven to Inverness, two of which extend toElgin.[13]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Dunkeld & Birnam orPerth | London North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line | Blair Atholl orKingussie | ||
| Dunkeld & Birnam orPerth | ScotRail Highland Line | Blair Atholl orDalwhinnie orNewtonmore orKingussie | ||
| Dunkeld & Birnam | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper | Blair Atholl | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Ballinluig Line open; station closed | Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | Killiecrankie Line open; station closed | ||
In the future,[when?] this station will be one of those to benefit from a package of timetable enhancements introduced byTransport Scotland and Scotrail. The current Perth to Inverness timetable will increase to hourly each way, with trains south of there running on alternate hours to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Journey times will be reduced by 10 minutes to both cities.[14] As of May 2022, this has still not taken place.[13]
