Elgin railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Elgin
other_name =


caption = Elgin railway station looking towards Inverness
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Elgin
borough = Moray
code = ELG
lowusage0203 = 187,789
usage0405 = 0.226
usage0506 = 0.246
usage0607 = 0.240
platforms = 2
years = 10 August 1852
events = GNSR station Opened
years1 = 25 March 1858
events1 = Highland station Opened
years2 = 1968
events2 = GNSR Station closed
years3 = 1980s
events3 = Highland Station rebuilt|

Elgin railway station is a railway station serving the town of Elgin, Moray in Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.

The station has two platforms linked by a footbridge, and a booking office/waiting room with a vending machine.

History

Elgin was formerly served by two stations, one owned by the Highland Railway and one by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR). Lines went from Elgin to Lossiemouth (closed 1964), Keith via Craigellachie (1968) and Aberdeen via Buckie (1968) in addition to the present Aberdeen-Inverness route. The stations were located about 1 mile to the south of Elgin town centre, which made them inconvenient for local journeys, e.g. to Lossiemouth, and bus services soon eliminated much of the local passenger traffic - passengers would generally only use the train service if they were connecting to long-distance trains.

The stations were less than 500m apart and linked by a footpath.This situation persisted until 1968 when the GNSR station (known as Elgin East), opened on 10 August 1852, was closed.Butt (1995). Page 90.] The present station, formerly the West (ex-Highland) station, opened on 25 March 1858, was rebuilt in a modern style in the 1980s.

The GNSR station building is still used as office accommodation and stands on the site of the original Morayshire Railway station.

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