Invergowrie railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Invergowrie, Perth and Kinross Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°27′23″N 3°03′28″W / 56.4563°N 3.0578°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NO349298 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | ING[2] | ||||
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| Opened | 24 May 1847[3] | ||||
Original company | Dundee and Perth Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  1,942 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  5,166 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 10,336 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 20,866 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 22,066 | ||||
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Invergowrie railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Invergowrie, west of the city of Dundee, Scotland on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. It is the only intermediate station between Dundee and Perth, on the Glasgow to Dundee line, approximately 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) from Dundee station – and only around 500 yards (460 metres) from the city's western boundary – and just over 17 miles (27 kilometres) from Perth.[4]
History
It was built by the Dundee and Perth Railway, a constituent company of the Scottish Central Railway and later the Caledonian Railway and opened on 24 May 1847.[3] It was threatened with closure under British Rail in 1985, but survived (although the station at Errol closed).[5]
Transport Scotland announced in March 2016 that Invergowrie would be one of several stations to benefit from a timetable upgrade that will see 200 additional services introduced across the Scotrail network from 2018.[6]
The c.1900 footbridge is category C listed.[7]
Accidents and incidents
An accident in October 1979, due to a signal passed at danger, killed five people and injured 59 others.[8][9][10][11]
Facilities
The station only has very basic facilities. Platform 2 has a small shelter and a bench outwith the shelter, whilst platform 1 only has a single bench. The only step-free access at the station is between Station Road and platform 2, although the ramp has a moderate gradient. The platforms are linked by a footbridge.[12] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 1,365 | 1,740 | 1,644 | 1,664 | 1,144 | 1,758 | 2,078 | 2,338 | 2,980 | 4,674 | 4,404 | 4,292 | 4,308 | 6,096 | 5,722 | 5,166 | 1,942 | 5,166 | 10,336 | 20,866 | 22,066 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
As of May 2026, there is a roughly hourly service which calls here to both Glasgow Queen Street and Dundee. A small number of extra trains run at peak times to/from Perth, and there are also a few trains to/from Aberdeen or Arbroath to the east as extensions of the service to Dundee. There is no Sunday service.[14]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Perth | ScotRail GlasgowｰDundee Line |
Dundee | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Longforgan Line open; Station closed |
Dundee and Perth Railway Caledonian Railway |
Ninewells Line open; Station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ↑ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- 1 2 Quick 2023, p. 256.
- ↑ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 92. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ↑ Chalmers, Robbie (27 August 2021). "Hourly rail services back on track for Invergowrie residents". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Scotrail rail revolution declared as 39 carriages 'to be retained by ScotRail' instead of going else | Rail.co.uk". www.rail.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "INVERGOWRIE STATION ROAD, INVERGOWRIE STATION, FOOTBRIDGE OVER RAILWAY (LB13458)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ Hall, Stanley (1987). Danger Signals. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1704-2.
- ↑ Department of Transport; Maj C.F. Rose (1981). Report on the Collision that occurred on 22 October 1979 at Invergowrie in the Scottish Region British Railways. HMSO. ISBN 0-11-550543-1.
- ↑ MacDonald, George; Duncan, Ray (23 October 1979). "4 dead, 53 hurt in train crash which baffled the rail experts". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ Morkis, Stefan (23 October 2014). "Rail disaster remembered". The Courier and Advertiser. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 214
Bibliography
- Quick, Michael (2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
External links
- Train times and station information for Invergowrie railway station from National Rail