Loch Eil Outward Bound

Scottish Gaelic: Spòrs A-Muigh Loch Iall[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationLoch Eil, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates56°51′19″N 5°11′34″W / 56.8554°N 5.1929°W / 56.8554; -5.1929
Grid referenceNN054783
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLHE[2]
Key dates
6 May 1985Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 554
2019/20Increase 748
2020/21Decrease 142
2021/22Increase 1,100
2022/23Increase 1,888
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station is a railway station on the northern bank of Loch Eil in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Corpach and Locheilside, sited 4 miles 20 chains (6.8 km) from Banavie Junction, near Fort William.[3] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

History

The station viewed from the road

This station opened by British Rail on 6 May 1985.[4] Its name refers to the nearby Outward Bound centre that the station was built to serve.[5]

Facilities

The station has a single platform equipped with a shelter, a bench, a help point and some bike racks, as well as a small car park. The station has step-free access from the car park, as well as to the waterfront at Loch Eil.[6] 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 Loch Eil Outward Bound[7]
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 611 507 475 637 913 860 548 812 722 578 522 632 478 572 548 554 748 142 1,100 1,888

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

From Monday to Saturday, three trains stop heading to Glasgow Queen Street (the other terminates at Fort William), and four trains stop on the way to Mallaig. On Sundays, this is reduced to three trains each way (again, one of the eastbound services terminates at Fort William).[8][9]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Corpach   ScotRail
West Highland Line 		  Locheilside

References

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ 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. pp. 89, 90. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  4. ^ Quick 2022, p. p=291.
  5. ^ Caton, Peter (2018). Remote Stations. Leicestershire: Matador. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-78901-408-2
  6. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
  9. ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218

Bibliography

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