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Cairngorm Mountain Base Station and Cafe

Cairngorm Mountain Base Station and Cafe

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Cairngorm Mountain Base Station and Cafe

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Please check local regulations for: Cairngorms National Park

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Location: Aviemore, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Ben Macdui loop from Cairngorm Base Station — Cairngorms National Park

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2. Cairn Gorm, Beinn Mheadoin & the Shelter Stone loop — Cairngorms National Park

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3. The Cairngorms 4000s loop — Cairngorms National Park

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RyAn

May 31, 2018

The Cairngorm Mountain Railway is a two-kilometer funicular railway on Cairn Gorm in Scotland and the highest railway in the United Kingdom. It is located in Cairngorms National Park, Britain's largest national park, near Aviemore, Highland. / The Cairngorm Mountain Railway is a two-kilometer funicular railway on Cairn Gorm in Scotland and the highest railway in the United Kingdom. It is located in Cairngorms National Park, Britain's largest national park, near Aviemore, Highland.

Since 1961, there was a chairlift on the slopes of Cairn Gorm, which had proven to be very susceptible to wind. The rebuilding of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway by the company Doppelmayr began in 1999, the opening was on December 23, 2001. [1] The railway is operated by Cairngorm Mountain Limited and is owned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. At 1,970 m in length, the railway, which is executed in 2,000 mm broad gauge, negotiates a height difference of 462 m. Above the middle station Sheiling there is an alternative place. The route is mostly designed as a concrete viaduct, the last 350 m are located in a tunnel. The cable car is part of the ski area in winter and serves hikers and tourists in summer.

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Karl 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

March 25, 2024

There's a bus service from Aviemore to the base station and back.

Andreas Trust 🥾

July 26, 2019

In July the train and the upper station were closed. Keep an eye on the weather and take windproof clothes with you

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Cairngorm Mountain Base Station and Cafe

1. Ben Macdui loop from Cairngorm Base Station — Cairngorms National Park

2. Cairn Gorm, Beinn Mheadoin & the Shelter Stone loop — Cairngorms National Park

3. The Cairngorms 4000s loop — Cairngorms National Park

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