Editing Highland Main Line (section)

{{Short description|Railway line in Scotland}}
{{distinguish|text=the [[West Highland Line]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = Highland Main Line
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| image                           = Pitlochry - Abellio 170430 arriving from Inverness.JPG
| image_width                     = 260px
| caption                         = An [[Abellio ScotRail]] train to [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Glasgow Queen Street]] approaching [[Pitlochry railway station|Pitlochry]] in July 2018
| type                            = [[Heavy rail]]
| system                          = [[National Rail]]
| status                          = Operational
| locale                          = [[Perth and Kinross]]<br>[[Highland (council area)|Highland]]<br>[[Scotland]]
| start                           = [[Perth railway station, Scotland|Perth]]
| end                             = [[Inverness railway station|Inverness]]
| stations                        = 10
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| open                            = 
| close                           = 
| owner                           = [[Network Rail]]
| operator                        = [[ScotRail]]<br>[[London North Eastern Railway]]<br>[[Caledonian Sleeper]]
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| depot                           = 
| stock                           = [[British Rail Class 43 (HST)|Class 43 "HST"]]<br>[[British Rail Class 158|Class 158 "Express Sprinter"]]<br>[[British Rail Class 170|Class 170 "Turbostar"]]<br>[[British Rail Class 73|Class 73]]<br>[[British Rail Mark 5 (CAF)|Mark 5 Sleeping Cars]]<br>[[British Rail Class 800|Class 800 "Azuma"]]
| linelength                      = Perth to Inverness: {{convert|118|mi|9|chain|km|1}}
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| gauge                           = {{RailGauge|sg}}
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| map                             = [[File:Highland Main Line.png|260px]]<br />([[:commons:File:Highland Main Line.png|Click to expand]])
| map_state                       = expanded
}}
{{Highland Main Line|collapse=y}}
The '''Highland Main Line''' is a railway line in [[Scotland]]. It is {{convert|118|mi|km|abbr=on}} long and runs through the central [[Scottish Highlands]], mainly following the route of the [[A9 road (Scotland)|A9]], and linking a series of small towns and villages with [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] at one end and [[Inverness]] at the other. Today, services between Inverness and [[Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow]] and [[London]] use the line. At Inverness the line connects with the [[Far North Line]], the [[Aberdeen to Inverness Line|Aberdeen-Inverness Line]] and the [[Kyle of Lochalsh Line]]. 

Much of the Highland Main Line is [[Single track (rail)|single track]], and trains coming in opposite directions are often timed to arrive at stations at the same time, where [[Passing loop|crossing loops]] permit them to pass. Journey times between Inverness and Edinburgh or Glasgow are approximately three and a half hours.<ref name="traveltimes">Highland Main Line timetables at https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/edinburgh_glasgow_-_inverness_0.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418043153/http://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/edinburgh_glasgow_-_inverness_0.pdf |date=18 April 2016 }}</ref>