Ardlui railway station
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| Ardlui station is unusually busy as passengers on a Mallaig and Oban - Glasgow train stretch their legs whilst waiting for a late running northbound train to cross. | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Ardlui | ||
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | AUI | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 2,309 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 2,344 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ardlui from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Ardlui railway station is a remote rural railway station, serving Ardlui at the north end of Loch Lomond, in Scotland. The station is 82 km (51 miles) north of Glasgow Queen Street on the West Highland Line.
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[edit] History
This station opened to passengers on 7 August 1894.
The station was laid out with a crossing loop and an island platform. There are three sidings on the east side of the station.
On 8 February 1987, the crossing loop was altered to right-hand running. The original Down platform has thus become the Up platform, and vice versa. The change was made in order to simplify shunting at this station, by removing the need to hand-pump the train-operated loop points to access the sidings.
[edit] Signalling
From the time of its opening in 1894, the West Highland Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. Ardlui signal box was situated on the island platform.
The semaphore signals were removed on 12 January 1986 in preparation for the introduction of Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB). The RETB, which is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station, was commissioned between Helensburgh Upper and Upper Tyndrum on 27 March 1988.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.
[edit] Services
There is an infrequent service daily southbound to Glasgow Queen Street and northbound to Mallaig or Oban.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Arrochar and Tarbet | First ScotRail West Highland Line |
Crianlarich | ||
| Arrochar and Tarbet | First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper Request stop |
Crianlarich | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Ardlui railway station from National Rail
