Arisaig railway station

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Arisaig
Arasaig
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
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 7,678
2004/05 ** 7,220
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Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Arisaig (source)
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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.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Beasdale   First ScotRail
West Highland Line
  Morar
Glenfinnan   West Coast Railway Company
The Jacobite
May-October
  Mallaig
Historical Railways
Beasdale
Line and Station open
  Mallaig Extension Railway   Morar
Line and Station open