Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway

Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway
Overview
LocaleScotland
Dates of operation8 July 1892–31 December 1922
SuccessorLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Inverness and Aviemore
Direct Railway
(Highland Railway)
Inverness
Rose Street Junction
Welsh's Bridge Junction
Millburn Junction
Cradlehall crossovers
sidings
Culloden Moor
Daviot
Moy Burn
Moy Loop north points
Moy
Moy Loop south points
Tomatin
unnamed burn
Carrbridge Loop north points
Carrbridge
timber siding
Aviemore

The Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway was a section of railway built by the Highland Railway to provide a shorter and more direct route between Inverness and Aviemore, carrying its main line traffic to Perth and the south.

The line was constructed as a tactical measure to fend off incursions into the area by rival companies. It opened in 1898. The earlier route from Forres via Dava was retained, and for many years the Highland Railway and its successors operated both routes in parallel, but in 1965 the Dava route was closed.

The Inverness and Aviemore Line continues in operation at the present day, forming part of the Highland Main Line between Inverness and Perth.