Perth and Dunkeld Railway
Introduction
This line is open. Built as a local line serving Dunkeld from the south it later became part of the main line between Perth and Inverness via Forres, the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway later one of the main constituents of the Highland Railway. Today it is part of the main line between Perth and Inverness via Carrbridge carrying local and long distance trains as well as a sleeper service.
Service
Passenger services are provided by ScotRail from Dunkeld to Inverness, Perth, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Dates
Route described
It is a single track line with a passing loop at Dunkeld which is the only remaining open station.
The line largely runs north west distantly following the route of the River Tay from Stanley Junction where it began from the Scottish Midland Junction, part of the main line to Aberdeen via Forfar [2nd] later owned by the Caledonian Railway. At Dunkeld the line is on the south bank of the Tay, on the opposite bank to Dunkeld itself.
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Stanley to Dunkeld
This was a three platform station and junction. It was not convenient for the village of Stanley, being on its northern edge. It was the junction between main lines to Aberdeen and Inverness.
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See also
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Ewan Crawford 03/04/2023
Ewan Crawford 03/04/2023
Ewan Crawford 03/04/2023
Ewan Crawford 03/04/2023
This was a two platform station with a passing loop. It was the first station north of Stanley Junction on the former Inverness and Perth Junction Railway, later the Highland Railway.
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John Furnevel 12/07/2007
Ewan Crawford //1990
This crossing was between Dunkeld (to the west) and Murthly. It was just east of Kingswood Tunnel.
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Bill Roberton 21/04/2018
Brian Forbes 13/04/2008
This was a short lived private station open in the 1860s. It was located between Kingswood Crossing and Kingswood Tunnel at the west end of the loop.
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This is a single bore tunnel 330 yds long to the south east of Dunkeld station.
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Bill Roberton 02/05/2017
John Robin 24/04/2012
Brian Forbes 04/10/2007
Graeme Blair 29/07/2014
This temporary signal box was located between Dunkeld and Kingswood Crossing (west of Murthly).
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Ewan Crawford //
Brian Forbes 11/02/2003
This is a two platform station which for originally the terminus of the line from Stanley Junction before the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway extended the line north to Inverness via Forres.
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See also
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
David Panton 29/09/2020
David Panton 29/09/2020
Books
 Bradshaw's Guides Scotlands Railways West Coast - Carlisle to Inverness: 5 | The Perth and Dunkeld Railway |
