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Inverness Edinburgh Waverley stations

Inverness Train Station

Inverness railway station, operated by First ScotRail, serves the city of Inverness in Scotland and lies at one point of a triangular junction in the centre of Inverness. The station is on the Highland Main Line (connecting Perth with Inverness), The Aberdeen Line (connecting Aberdeen to Inverness) and the Far North Line (which is a rural line extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick). The station has a staffed ticket office although passengers should note that it is not open in the late evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, cafe, toilets and baby changing facilities. The main coach and bus station is located in Margaret Street, just around the corner from the railway station. Aside from local buses, there are also long-distance coach services which allow rail passengers to continue their journey to areas of the Highlands not on the rail network:

All passenger services calling at the station are operated by First ScotRail and East Coast. Services generally depart towards Edinburgh Waverley, Perth, Glasgow Queen Street, Aberdeen, Dingwall, Wick, Thurso, Kyle of Lochalsh, London King's Cross, London Euston, Newcastle, Darlington and York.

Parking is available at the station for 60 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Edinburgh Waverley Train Station

Located in the historic Scottish capital, Edinburgh Waverley railway station offers passengers destinations including King's Cross, Birmingham New Street, North Berwick, Newcastle Central, York and Glasgow and to many other destinations throughout Scotland and England.

Edinburgh Waverley is operated by Network Rail, and is the terminus of the East Coast Main Line which connects London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh. The station is also the terminus of the Edinburgh leg of the West Coast Main Line served by Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express. Passenger services using at the station are operated by East Coast, First TransPennine Express, CrossCountry, Virgin Trains and First ScotRail.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 21 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Princes Mall (formerly the Waverley Shopping Centre), which occupies a column of space (formerly Waverley Market, a live cattle market) nestling between Waverley Station, Waverley Bridge, and Princes' Street, opened in 1985. This mall has benefited from the installation of escalators on the Waverley Steps to Princes' Street in 2011.