Cairngorm Mountain Base Station and Café

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

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