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</th></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><div class="centered" style="text-align:center;line-height:1em;"><small>Der <a href="Culloden_Viaduct" title="Culloden Viaduct">Culloden Viaduct</a> über den <a href="Nairn_(Fluss)" title="Nairn (Fluss)">Nairn</a></small></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Streckenlänge:</td><td>190,1&nbsp;km</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="Spurweite_(Schienenverkehr)" title="Spurweite (Schienenverkehr)">Spurweite</a>:</td><td>1435&nbsp;mm <small>(<a href="Normalspur" title="Normalspur">Normalspur</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="Mehrgleisigkeit" title="Mehrgleisigkeit">Zweigleisigkeit</a>:</td><td>Perth – Stanley Junction<br>Blair Atholl – Dalwhinnie<br>Culloden Moor – Inverness</td></tr><tr class="editoronly" style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" style="width:320px;display:none;"></td></tr>

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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><small>aus <a href="Bahnhof_Glasgow_Queen_Street" title="Bahnhof Glasgow Queen Street">Glasgow Queen Street</a> und <a href="Bahnstrecke_Edinburgh%E2%80%93Dundee" title="Bahnstrecke Edinburgh–Dundee">Edinburgh Waverley</a></small>
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<td class="BSM-km">151<a href="Mile_(Einheit)" title="Mile (Einheit)">m</a> 25<a href="Chain#Angloamerikanisches_Maßsystem" title="Chain">ch</a>
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><small>nach <a href="Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> zur Tay Coast Line</small>
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<td class="BSM-km">158m 34ch / 7m 07ch
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<td class="BSM-km">21m 29ch
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><small>nach <a href="Aberfeldy_(Perth_and_Kinross)" title="Aberfeldy (Perth and Kinross)">Aberfeldy</a></small>
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<td class="BSM-km">28m 21ch
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<td class="BSM-km">58m 53ch
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<td class="BSM-km">68m 62ch
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<td class="BSM-km">71m 43ch
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><a href="Kingussie" title="Kingussie">Kingussie</a> <small></small>
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<td class="BSM-km">77m 23ch
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<td class="BSM-km">83m 51ch
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<td class="BSM-km">88m 40ch
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><small>nach <a href="Dufftown_(Schottland)" title="Dufftown (Schottland)">Dufftown</a></small>
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2">Allanfearn <small>aufgelassen 1965<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small>
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<td class="BSM-km">90m 00ch
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<td class="BSM-km">98m 60 ch
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><a href="Tomatin_(Schottland)" title="Tomatin (Schottland)">Tomatin</a> <small></small>
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<td class="BSM-km">102m 70ch
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><a href="Culloden_Viaduct" title="Culloden Viaduct">Culloden Viaduct</a> <small></small>
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<td class="BSM-km">111m 30ch
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2">Culloden Moor <small></small>
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<td class="BSM-txt" colspan="2"><small>von/nach <a href="Far_North_Line" title="Far North Line">Thurso/Wick</a> und <a href="Kyle_of_Lochalsh_Line" title="Kyle of Lochalsh Line">Kyle of Lochalsh</a></small>
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<td class="BSM-km">118m 03ch
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<p>Die <b>Highland Main Line</b> (HML) ist eine meist eingleisige, nicht elektrifizierte Bahnlinie in <a href="Schottland" title="Schottland">Schottland</a>. Sie führt von <a href="Perth_(Schottland)" title="Perth (Schottland)">Perth</a> nach <a href="Inverness" title="Inverness">Inverness</a> und ist somit Teil der knapp dreieinhalbstündigen Fernverkehrsverbindung von <a href="Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> bzw. <a href="Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> in die <a href="Highlands" title="Highlands">Highlands</a>. Die Linie erstreckt sich über eine Länge von 190 Kilometern und ist abgesehen von der Passstrecke über den Drumochter Pass und kurze Abschnitte südlich von Inverness bzw. nördlich von Perth eingleisig. Während die Verwaltung der Infrastruktur der <a href="Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a> obliegt, wird der planmäßige Personenverkehr von <a href="ScotRail" title="ScotRail">ScotRail</a> und <a href="London_North_Eastern_Railway" title="London North Eastern Railway">LNER</a> durchgeführt. LNER bietet mit dem <i>Highland Chieftain</i> täglich ein durchgehendes Zugpaar zwischen Inverness und <a href="London" title="London">London</a> an, alle anderen Verbindungen, einschließlich des Nachtzugs <a href="Caledonian_Sleeper" title="Caledonian Sleeper">Caledonian Sleeper</a> werden von ScotRail, dem staatlichen schottischen Bahnunternehmen, betrieben. Mittel- bis langfristig wird über eine Elektrifizierung der Strecke nachgedacht.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geschichte_und_Beschreibung">Geschichte und Beschreibung</h2></div>

<p>Bauherrin für den größten Teil der Strecke war die <i><a href="Highland_Railway" title="Highland Railway">Highland Railway</a></i>, nur ein kleines Teilstück im Umland von Perth wurde von der <i>Scottish Midland Junction Railway</i> erstellt, die zusammen mit der <i>Aberdeen Railway</i> 1856 zur <i>Scottish North Eastern Railway</i> zusammengeschlossen wurde. Die bisherige Strecke zwischen Inverness und Perth führte via <a href="Forres" title="Forres">Forres</a> und danach auf der Strecke Aberdeen–Inverness via <a href="Nairn_(Schottland)" title="Nairn (Schottland)">Nairn</a>, die Züge von/nach Perth verkehren jedoch seit 1898 auf einer direkteren Verbindung via Carrbridge. 1914 stürzte am 18. Juni bei Carrbridge infolge eines durch Regenfälle ausgelösten Hochwassers die hölzerne Brücke über den <i>Baddengorm Burn</i> ein. Ein Personenzug stürzte in die Fluten, fünf Menschen kamen dabei ums Leben.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Auf dem Drumochter-<a href="Gebirgspass" title="Gebirgspass">Pass</a> (<i><a href="Pass_of_Drumochter" title="Pass of Drumochter">Pass of Drumochter</a></i>) quert die Strecke die Grenze zwischen den nördlichen und den südlichen <a href="Highlands" title="Highlands">Highlands</a>. Die Passhöhe <i>Drumochter Summit</i> ist mit 452&nbsp;Meter die höchste Stelle im <a href="Normalspur" title="Normalspur">normalspurigen</a> britischen Eisenbahnnetz. Der Fluss <a href="Nairn_(Fluss)" title="Nairn (Fluss)">Nairn</a> wird nahe Inverness auf dem 549&nbsp;Meter langen <a href="Culloden_Viaduct" title="Culloden Viaduct">Culloden Viaduct</a> überquert.
</p><p>Die Verbindung Aviemore–Forres ist nur noch bis Broomhill, einem Bahnhof an der <a href="Broomhill_Bridge" title="Broomhill Bridge">Broomhill Bridge</a> in der Nähe von <a href="Nethy_Bridge" title="Nethy Bridge">Nethy Bridge</a>, in Betrieb. Sie wird als <a href="Museumsbahn" title="Museumsbahn">Museumsbahn</a> durch die <a href="Strathspey_Railway" title="Strathspey Railway">Strathspey Railway</a> betrieben. In den 1960er Jahren fiel dieser Abschnitt der alten Highland Main Line der <a href="Beeching-Axt" title="Beeching-Axt">Beeching-Axt</a> zum Opfer, ebenso alle Nebenstrecken.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Betrieb">Betrieb</h2></div>
<dl><dt>ScotRail</dt></dl>
<p><a href="ScotRail" title="ScotRail">ScotRail</a> befährt die gesamte Strecke durchgehend im Zweistundentakt von Inverness nach Perth, anschließend werden diese Züge entweder via <a href="Stirling" title="Stirling">Stirling</a> zum <a href="Bahnhof_Glasgow_Queen_Street" title="Bahnhof Glasgow Queen Street">Bahnhof Glasgow Queen Street</a> oder via <a href="Kirkcaldy" title="Kirkcaldy">Kirkcaldy</a> zu den Bahnhöfen <a href="Bahnhof_Edinburgh_Haymarket" title="Bahnhof Edinburgh Haymarket">Edinburgh Haymarket</a> und <a href="Bahnhof_Edinburgh_Waverley" title="Bahnhof Edinburgh Waverley">Edinburgh Waverley</a> durchgebunden. Bis Ende März 2015 gehörte das ScotRail-Franchise zur <a href="FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a>, nach der Neuvergabe übernahm am 1. April 2015 <a href="Abellio_ScotRail" class="mw-redirect" title="Abellio ScotRail">Abellio ScotRail</a> den Betrieb.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Am 1. April 2022 übernahm die schottische Regierung mit <i>Scottish Rail Holdings</i> den Betrieb des ScotRail-Franchises in eigene Regie, nachdem der Vertrag von Abellio ausgelaufen war.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Die Marke <b>ScotRail</b> wurde wie bei den vorigen Betreiberwechseln beibehalten.
</p><p>Seit 2023 betreibt <i>Caledonian Sleeper Limited</i>, eine Tochtergesellschaft von Scottish Rail Holdings, auch den jede Nacht außer samstags den von Inverness nach <a href="Bahnhof_Euston" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahnhof Euston">London Euston</a> verkehrenden Nachtzug <a href="Caledonian_Sleeper" title="Caledonian Sleeper">Caledonian Sleeper</a>. Die Route führt von Inverness über Perth und Stirling nach <a href="Edinburgh_Waverley" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh Waverley">Edinburgh Waverley</a>, wo der Zug Kopf macht und mit den anderen beiden Caledonian Sleeper-Teilzügen aus <a href="Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a> und <a href="Fort_William_(Highland)" title="Fort William (Highland)">Fort William</a> (via <a href="West_Highland_Line" title="West Highland Line">West Highland Line</a>) vereinigt wird und auf der Weiterfahrt über die <a href="West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> nach London den längsten mit konventionellem Zugsmaterial geführten Zug bilden.
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<dl><dt>London North Eastern Railway</dt></dl>
<p><a href="London_North_Eastern_Railway" title="London North Eastern Railway">LNER</a> führt täglich ein Zugpaar mit <a href="Hitachi_A-Train#AT300" title="Hitachi A-Train">Azuma</a> als <i>Highland Chieftain</i> von Inverness via Perth, Stirling, Edinburgh und die <a href="East_Coast_Main_Line" title="East Coast Main Line">East Coast Main Line</a> nach <a href="Bahnhof_London_King%E2%80%99s_Cross" title="Bahnhof London King’s Cross">London King’s Cross</a>. Die Gesamtfahrzeit dauert rund 8 Stunden.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Probleme">Probleme</h2></div>
<p>Die Highland Main Line ist überwiegend eingleisig, lediglich die Strecke zwischen Blair Atholl und <a href="Dalwhinnie_(Schottland)" title="Dalwhinnie (Schottland)">Dalwhinnie</a> über den Drumochter-Pass sowie jeweils einige Kilometer nördlich von Perth und südlich von Inverness sind zweigleisig ausgebaut.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dementsprechend müssen sich die Züge auf den zweigleisigen Abschnitten oder in den wenigen Kreuzungsbahnhöfen begegnen. Hinzu kommen im Winter vor allem im Bereich der Passstrecke immer wieder Behinderungen durch Schneeverwehungen, was zu Zugausfällen oder zumindest starken Verspätungen führt.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Galerie">Galerie</h2></div>
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<div class="gallerytext">Bahnhof <a href="Perth_(Schottland)" title="Perth (Schottland)">Perth</a> von Süden, rechts die Strecke nach <a href="Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a>, 1989</div>
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<div class="gallerytext">Bahnhofshalle in Perth</div>
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<div class="gallerytext">Bahnhof Boat of Garten mit Museumsfahrzeugen, 1989</div>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Highland_Main_Line?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Highland Main Line</a></span></b>&nbsp;– Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Inverness_and_Nairn_Railway/frame.htm">http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Inverness_and_Nairn_Railway/frame.htm</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/11262/">ambaile.org.uk: <i>Carrbridge rail disaster</i></a>, abgerufen am 9. Oktober 2024</span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/04/01/abellio-scotrail-franchise-launched/">Global rail news: Abellio ScotRail franchise launched, 1. April 2015</a>, abgerufen am 23. April 2015</span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.railway-technology.com/news/scotrail-to-move-into-government-ownership-from-april-2022/">Railway Technology: <i>ScotRail to move into government ownership from April 2022</i>, 10. Februar 2022</a>, abgerufen am 8. August 2022</span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/map.php?file=maps/british-isles/british-isles.gif">http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/map.php?file=maps/british-isles/british-isles.gif</a> Karte des britischen Eisenbahnnetzes</span>
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