Dunkeld & Birnam railway station

Dunkeld & Birnam railway station (usually referred to as Dunkeld) serves the town of Dunkeld and village of Birnam in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, north of and is the first stop on the line north of there, before Pitlochry.

History

The station opened on 7 April 1856, as the terminus of the Perth and Dunkeld Railway from Stanley Junction (on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway). Seven years later, it became a through station when the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway opened its line to Inverness via and (the I&PJR had taken over the Perth & Dunkeld company that year - prior to this, the SMJR had worked the line).

The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 followed by two caravans from 1937 to 1939.

Facilities The station has a small car park (and some bike racks), which gives step-free access to platform 1, which has a bench and a waiting shelter. There is no step-free access (access is via a footbridge) – nor any facilities – on platform 2. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Platforms The station has a passing loop long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the southbound line can accommodate trains having twelve coaches, but platform 2 on the northbound line can only hold ten. When no crossing is to be made, northbound trains are usually routed through platform 1 which is signalled for bi-directional running.

Although the trackbed has been raised following reballasting over the years, the platforms had not had similar treatment until recently, but now both platforms are of standard height, although not for the full length.

Passenger volume +Passenger Volume at Dunkeld & Birnam2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits18,81019,33921,89720,85623,57825,43626,17826,50627,86229,92431,05032,02232,87837,98236,93036,6087,74027,44438,41651,29061,270 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services As of May 2026, there are ten departures northbound to Inverness and southbound to Perth each weekday, with six trains going to and four to Edinburgh Waverley. On Sundays, there are 4 trains per day to Inverness (one of which extends to Elgin) and, southbound, four trains to Edinburgh Waverley (including the LNER Highland Chieftain service) and two to Glasgow Queen Street. In addition, the Caledonian Sleeper runs to London Euston six nights per week.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 213, 220

Dunkeld & Birnam railway station

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