Kingussie railway station serves the town of Kingussie, Inverness-shire in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line, from , between Newtonmore and Aviemore.

History The Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJ) was authorised in 1861 for a line between and . It was built quickly, and was opened in sections; the last stretch, that between and , was opened on 9 September 1863; and one of the original stations was that at Kingussie. The current station buildings date from 1893 by the architect William Roberts.The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992.

The I&PJ amalgamated with other railways to form the Highland Railway (HR) in 1865, and at the 1923 Grouping the HR became part of the newly formed London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The adjacent stations were to the north, and to the south, although the former has now closed.

The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 followed by two caravans from 1937 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1953 to 1963, increasing to two coaches from 1964 to 1967.

There are two platforms, both of conventional height. The Up line platform used to be at a slightly lower height; in 2017, the platform was rebuilt and resurfaced to standard height.

Facilities

Both platforms have benches and help points. Platform 2 has a separate waiting room, whilst shelter on platform 1 is provided by the station buildings. In the station buildings is a ticket office and toilets. Only platform 1 is step-free; platform 2 can only be accessed by the footbridge. There is a car park and cycle racks adjacent to platform 1.

In September 2023, a new accessible footbridge received planning permission.

Platform layout The station is on the mainly single-track line from to Perth, and has a passing loop long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the northbound line can accommodate trains having twelve coaches, whereas platform 2 on the southbound line can hold thirteen.

Passenger volume +Passenger Volume at Kingussie2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits27,72530,04532,13533,41638,05435,83838,54440,29840,95441,40042,52242,85044,20044,73640,75839,2547,35225,68232,97841,72642,058 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

In the May 2026 timetable, there are six trains each weekday to both Edinburgh Waverley (including the Highland Chieftain to ) and southbound, plus the overnight sleeper to London Euston, six nights per week. Northbound there are twelve departures to Inverness. On Sundays there are five trains to Edinburgh (including the King's Cross service) and two to Glasgow, along with seven to Inverness, two of which extend to Elgin.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 213, 220

Future proposals This station is planned to benefit from a package of timetable enhancements introduced by Transport 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. As of May 2026, this has still not taken place.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 213, 220

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