Glenfinnan railway station
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| Glenfinnan | |||
| Gleann Fhionnainn | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Glenfinnan | ||
| Local authority | Highland | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GLF | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 3,667 | ||
| 2004/05 ** | 3,853 | ||
| History | |||
| 1 April 1901 | Station opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Glenfinnan. | |||
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Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line. The famous Glenfinnan Viaduct is about one kilometre to the east of the station.
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[edit] Services
Glenfinnan is visited by Jacobite steam trains in summer, as well as regular trains throughout the year.
[edit] History
Glenfinnan station opened on 1 April 1901. The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There are sidings on the south side of the station.
[edit] Signalling
From the time of its opening in 1901, the Mallaig Extension Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. Glenfinnan signal box, which had 15 levers, was situated at the east end of the Down platform, on the south side of the line.
On 13 November 1983, the method of working from Glenfinnan to Mallaig became One Train Working (with train staff). Electric token block was reinstated to Arisaig on 29 April 1984, but One Train Working continued to be used on occasions when Arisaig token station was switched out. The Arisaig - Mallaig train staff would then be padlocked to the Glenfinnan - Arisaig key token.
Glenfinnan lost all its semaphore signals on 13 April 1986, in preparation for Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) signalling. The RETB was commissioned between Mallaig Junction (now called 'Fort William Junction') and Mallaig on 6 December 1987. This resulted in the closure of Glenfinnan 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] Museum
A railway museum is located in the station building, on the Down platform.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Glenfinnan railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Glenfinnan railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Locheilside | First ScotRail West Highland Line |
Lochailort | ||
| Fort William | West Coast Railway Company The Jacobite May-October |
Arisaig | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Locheilside Line and Station open |
Mallaig Extension Railway | Lochailort Line and Station open |
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