Arisaig railway station
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| Arisaig | |
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| Arisaig railway station viewed from the rear of The Jacobite service en-route to Mallaig | |
| Location | |
| Place | Arisaig |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ARG |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 02/03 | 7,678 * |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 7,220 ** |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Arisaig. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Arisaig. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Arisaig railway station serves the village of Arisaig on the west coast of the Highland region of Scotland.
This station is on the West Highland Line, 54 km (34 miles) north of Fort William on the way to Mallaig.
Arisaig is the most westerly station on the British mainline network.
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[edit] Services
Monday to Saturdays currently, four trains a day call at Arisaig on the way to Fort William, and three of them go on further to Glasgow.
Arisaig station is also served by "Jacobite" steam trains in the summer for the benefit of tourists, attracted to its views of the small isles, such as Eigg and Muck.
[edit] History
Arisaig station opened on 1 April 1901. The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There is a siding on the south side of the line, east of the Down platform.
[edit] Signalling
From the time of its opening in 1901, the Mallaig Extension Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. Arisaig signal box was situated at the east end of the Down platform, on the south side of the line.
On 14 March 1982, the method of working on the section between Arisaig and Mallaig was changed to One Train Working (with train staff).
The crossing loop and siding at Arisaig were temporarily put out of use in 13 November 1983 and all the semaphore signals were removed. All trains then used the Down loop. The One Train Working section became Glenfinnan - Mallaig.
On 29 April 1984, the crossing loop was reinstated to cater for the steam trains, but with train-operated points at each end. Arisaig token station could be switched in or out as required. When it was switched out, the Arisaig - Mallaig train staff would be padlocked to the Glenfinnan - Arisaig key token.
The Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) system was commissioned between Mallaig Junction (now called 'Fort William Junction') and Mallaig on 6 December 1987. This resulted in the closure of Arisaig signal box (amongst others). The RETB is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Arisaig railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Arisaig railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Beasdale | First ScotRail West Highland Line |
Morar | ||
| Glenfinnan | West Coast Railway Company The Jacobite |
Mallaig | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Beasdale Line and Station open |
Mallaig Extension Railway | Morar Line and Station open |
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