Locheilside railway station

Locheilside National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Taobh Loch Iall
Location
Place Loch Eil
Local authority Highland
Coordinates 56°51′22″N 5°17′25″W / 56.8560°N 5.2903°W / 56.8560; -5.2903Coordinates: 56°51′22″N 5°17′25″W / 56.8560°N 5.2903°W / 56.8560; -5.2903
Grid reference NM994786
Operations
Station code LCS
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03  324
2004/05 Increase 355
2005/06 Decrease 255
2006/07 Increase 309
2007/08 Increase 334
2008/09 Decrease 324
2009/10 Decrease 268
2010/11 Increase 372
2011/12 Increase 388
2012/13 Increase 488
2013/14 Increase 588
2014/15 Decrease 530
History
Original company Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
1 April 1901 Station opened[1]
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Locheilside from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Locheilside railway station is a railway station on the northern shore of Loch Eil in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line. Locheilside operates on a request stop basis.

Services

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Loch Eil Outward Bound   Abellio ScotRail
West Highland Line
  Glenfinnan
Historical railways
Corpach
Line and Station open
  North British Railway
Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
  Glenfinnan
Line and Station open

References

Notes

  1. Butt (1995)

Sources


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