Insch railway station

Insch
265px View from Insch railway station looking west towards Hill of Dunnideer
Location
Place	Insch
Local authority	Aberdeenshire
Coordinates
Grid reference	NJ629276
Operations
Station code	INS
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	53,325
2004/05	62,261
2005/06	66,432
2006/07	65,823
2007/08	72,644
2008/09	79,466
2009/10	82,706
2010/11	86,854
2011/12	93,712
2012/13	107,112
2013/14	113,922
History
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
1854	Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Insch from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Insch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.

The station building accommodates the Insch Connection Museum, which records the history of the railway in Insch and the local region.

Future developments

The Scotland Route Utilisation Strategy, published by Network Rail in March 2007, recommends an improved frequency and capacity for passenger services on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line given the high patronage at peak times. Two development options are identified in the report: the provision of additional infrastructure to allow an accelerated hourly service; and platform extensions to permit six-car operation. If the latter were implemented, the platforms at Insch railway station would be extended by 17 metres.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Inverurie		Abellio ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line		Huntly
	Historical railways
Buchanstone Line open; Station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway GNoSR Main Line		Wardhouse Line open; Station closed

References

Sources

• RAILSCOT on Great North of Scotland Railway

External links

• Insch Connection Museum