Corpach

Scottish Gaelic: A' Chorpaich[1]
National Rail
Corpach level crossing
General information
LocationCorpach, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates56°50′34″N 5°07′20″W / 56.8428°N 5.1221°W / 56.8428; -5.1221
Grid referenceNN096767
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCPA[2]
History
Original companyMallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 April 1901Station opened[3]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 2,814
2019/20Decrease 2,798
2020/21Decrease 428
2021/22Increase 2,210
2022/23Increase 2,858
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Corpach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Corpach in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Banavie and Loch Eil Outward Bound, and is sited 1 mile 30 chains (2.2 km) from Banavie Junction, near Fort William.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

History

Corpach station opened on 1 April 1901.[3] Loch Eil lies immediately to the south of the station.

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.[5] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1961 to 1969, the coach was a Pullman camping coach until 1964 and a standard one thereafter, all camping coaches in the region were withdrawn at the end of the 1969 season.[6]

Facilities

The station seen in 2017

The single platform has a shelter, a bench and some bike racks. There is step-free access to a small car park.[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Corpach[8]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 1,964 2,213 2,091 2,494 2,433 2,262 2,278 2,554 2,660 2,774 2,532 2,754 2,762 2,518 2,632 2,814 2,798 428 2,210 2,858

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

Four services call here each way on weekdays & Saturdays, and three on Sundays. These are mostly through trains between Mallaig and Glasgow Queen Street, though one eastbound train only runs as far as Fort William.[9][10]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Banavie   ScotRail
West Highland Line 		  Loch Eil Outward Bound
  Historical railways  
Banavie
Line and Station open 		  North British Railway
Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
   Locheilside
Line and Station open

References

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Butt (1995)
  4. ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  5. ^ McRae (1997), page 11
  6. ^ McRae (1998), pages 28 & 29
  7. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  9. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
  10. ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218

Bibliography

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