History
The line was built in three parts:-
- Inverness and Nairn Railway between Inverness and Nairn, which opened on 5 November 1855.
- Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway between Nairn and Keith which opened in 1858.
- Great North of Scotland Railway between Keith and Aberdeen which opened on 19 September 1854, with the southern portion (between Port Elphinstone and Aberdeen Waterloo) being built over the route of the Aberdeenshire Canal.
Most of the line is single-track, other than the part of the line between Insch and Kennethmont, which is double-track.
The first two parts of the line merged to form the Highland Railway. The Highland Railway operated the line from Inverness to Keith with the Great North operating the line from there to Aberdeen. The Highland was grouped with other railways into the London Midland and Scottish Railway and the Great North was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway by the Railways Act 1921, before eventually becoming part of British Railways in 1948.
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