Morar railway station

Morar National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Mòrar

Morar railway station, looking towards the level crossing and Arisaig
Location
Place Morar
Local authority Highland
Coordinates 56°58′08″N 5°49′20″W / 56.9690°N 5.8222°W / 56.9690; -5.8222Coordinates: 56°58′08″N 5°49′20″W / 56.9690°N 5.8222°W / 56.9690; -5.8222
Grid reference NM677929
Operations
Station code MRR
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   3,548
2004/05 Increase 3,556
2005/06 Increase 3,646
2006/07 Increase 4,009
2007/08 Decrease 3,733
2008/09 Decrease 3,430
2009/10 Increase 3,828
2010/11 Increase 4,086
2011/12 Increase 4,826
2012/13 Decrease 4,800
2013/14 Decrease 4,626
2014/15 Decrease 4,312
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 Morar from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Morar railway station is a railway station serving the village of Morar in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line.

History

In 1960, the station was allocated a camping coach converted from a Pullman car, which was fitted with a full kitchen, two sleeping compartments and a room with two single beds.[2]

Services

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Arisaig   Abellio ScotRail
West Highland Line
  Mallaig
Historical railways
Arisaig
Line and Station open
  North British Railway
Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
  Mallaig
Line and Station open

Station building

The station building is used by West Word.[3]

References

Notes

  1. Butt (1995)
  2. "Pullman Cars as Camping Coaches". Railway Magazine 107 (711): 449–450. July 1960.
  3. "WEST WORD: Community paper for Mallaig, Morar, Arisaig, Lochailort, Glenfinnan, Glenuig, Knoydart and the Small Isles".

Sources

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