Aviemore railway station serves the town and tourist resort of Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland. The station, which is owned by Network Rail (NR) and managed by ScotRail, is on the Highland Main Line, from Perth, between Kingussie and Carrbridge, and is also the southern terminus of the Strathspey preserved railway. History The line was opened by the Inverness & Perth Junction Railway (I&PJR) in 1863, subsequently becoming part of the Highland Railway. The current station was opened in 1898, to designs by the architect William Roberts when the "direct" line to Inverness via Slochd was built, making Aviemore an important junction and replacing the original 1863 building. William Roberts also provided an engine shed to the north of the station in 1896. It became part of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway after the Grouping of 1923, then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The original I&PJR line to fell victim to the Beeching cuts, closing to passengers in October 1965. When Sectorisation was introduced by British Rail in the 1980s, the station was served by Scotrail until the privatisation of British Rail. In 1998 the station was restored and refurbished, and the Strathspey Railway was finally allowed to use the island platform. Following the moving of services, the Strathspey Railway closed their Aviemore (Speyside) railway station. The platform remains, as fears over asbestos contamination have stalled its removal. The original footbridge also still stands but is unsafe. Facilities The new building on the northbound platform of the main line comprises a ticket hall, booking office and shop, and the three original buildings are waiting rooms (with historical displays), staff offices, and toilets. Parking is on the station's west side, and passenger access to the Strathspey part of the station is via a foot-crossing across the junction spur. This foot crossing also provides disabled access to platform 2. As there are no ticket machines, if the ticket office is closed, passengers must buy one in advance. Platform layout The station has a passing loop long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the down (northbound) line can accommodate trains having fourteen coaches, whereas platform 2 on the up (southbound) line can hold fifteen. The junction between the Strathspey Railway and Network Rail lies to the south of the station and was controlled from the station signal box, which also controlled a