Dunkeld &amp; Birnam railway stationDunkeld &amp; Birnam railway station Dunkeld & Birnam railway station Dunkeld & Birnam railway station serves the towns of Dunkeld and Birnam in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, north of and is the first stop on the line north of there. It has a passing loop long, flanked by two platforms. Platform 1 on the up (southbound) line can accommodate trains having twelve coaches, but platform 2 on the down (northbound) line can only hold ten. When no crossing is to be made, northbound trains are usually routed through platform 1 which is signalled for bi-directional running. History. The  station opened on 7 April 1856, as the terminus of the Perth and Dunkeld Railway from Stanley Junction (on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway). Seven years later, it became a through station when the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway opened its line to Inverness via and (the I&PJR had taken over the Perth & Dunkeld company that year - prior to this, the SMJR had worked the line). From 1863 to 1896 the station master was John Kinnaird. The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 followed by two caravans from 1937 to 1939. The station was the  last in Scotland to be lit by gas lights, these not being replaced by electric versions until the early 1980s. Although the trackbed has been raised following reballasting over the years, the platforms have not had similar treatment and are all considerably sub-standard in height. A couple of 'boxes' have been placed on both platforms to assist passengers to climb into the trains but, because the station is unstaffed, no assistance is available to move these aids into an appropriate position whenever a train arrives. Services. There are 8 departures to Inverness and 11 to Perth each weekday, with  trains to the south going to either or Edinburgh Waverley. On Sundays only, the London North Eastern Railway "Highland Chieftain" service calls southbound only en route to London King's Cross; there are 4 trains per day to Inverness and 4 trains per day to Edinburgh Waverley in total. Services are provided by ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper and London North Eastern Railway. Dunkeld & Birnam railway station Dunkeld & Birnam railway station serves the towns of Dunkeld and Birnam in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, north of and is the first stop on the line north