| Upper Tyndrum | |
|---|---|
| Taigh an Droma Uarach | |
| Upper Tyndrum station, looking north towards Fort William | |
| Location | |
| Place | Tyndrum |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Operations | |
| Station code | UTY |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 126 |
| 2005/06 * | 128 |
| 2006/07 * | 7,529 7,546 (TYNDRUM BR station group) |
| 2007/08 * | 3,228 |
| 2008/09 * | 3,488 |
| 2009/10 * | 3,680 |
| History | |
| Original company | West Highland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 7 August 1894 | Station opened as Tyndrum[1] |
| 21 September 1956 | Station renamed as Tyndrum Upper[1] |
| 1988 | Station renamed as Upper Tyndrum[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Upper Tyndrum from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Upper Tyndrum railway station is one of two railway stations serving the small village of Tyndrum in Scotland. It is located on the Fort William route of the highly scenic West Highland Line. Services are operated by First ScotRail. In 2005/06 it was the least used station on the West Highland Line, probably because of its position at the top of a steep hill above the village, as opposed to Tyndrum Lower on the Oban branch.
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Originally named "Tyndrum", this station opened concurrently with the West Highland Railway in 1894, doubling the number of railway stations in the village. In 1956,[1] British Rail added the suffix "Upper" to the station's name, in order to distinguish it from the station on the Callander and Oban Line which then became known as Tyndrum Lower.
The station name was altered to "Upper Tyndrum" upon the introduction of RETB (see below), to reduce the risk of it being confused with "Tyndrum Lower" in radio communications.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crianlarich | First ScotRail West Highland Line |
Bridge of Orchy | ||
| Crianlarich | First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Bridge of Orchy | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Crianlarich | North British Railway |
Bridge of Orchy | ||
Monday to Saturday, northbound, Upper Tyndrum has three services to Mallaig and one service to Fort William (Highland Caledonian Sleeper). Southbound, there are three services to Glasgow Queen Street and one service to London Euston (Highland Caledonian Sleeper, Saturdays excepted). On Sundays, there is just one service northbound to Mallaig and two services southbound to Glasgow Queen Street and London Euston.
The signal box, which had 15 levers, was situated on the island platform. From the time of its opening in 1894, the West Highland Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system.
In 1967, the method of working between Crianlarich and Rannoch was changed to the Scottish Region Tokenless Block system. The Down loop at Tyndrum Upper was signalled for running in either direction and the signal box was able to 'switch out' when not required.
In August 1985, the method of working between Crianlarich and Rannoch reverted to the electric token block system. The semaphore signals were removed on 22 December 1985 in preparation for the introduction of Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB).
The RETB system was commissioned between Helensburgh Upper and Upper Tyndrum on 27 March 1988. On 29 May of the same year, the RETB spread north to Fort William Junction, resulting in the closure of Upper Tyndrum signal box (amongst others). The RETB is controlled from a purpose-built Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station. Upper Tyndrum station is the boundary between the two signalling interlockings and the areas of control of the two signalmen.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.