Loch_Eil_Outward_Bound_railway_station
Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station
Railway station in the Highlands of Scotland
Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station is a railway station on the northern bank of Loch Eil in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Corpach and Locheilside, sited 4 miles 20 chains (6.8 km) from Banavie Junction, near Fort William.[3] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Loch Eil, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56.8554°N 5.1929°W / 56.8554; -5.1929 | ||||
| Grid reference | NN054783 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LHE[2] | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 6 May 1985 | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  554 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 748 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  142 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1,100 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1,888 | ||||
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This station opened by British Rail on 6 May 1985.[4] Its name refers to the nearby Outward Bound centre that the station was built to serve.[5]
The station has a single platform equipped with a shelter, a bench, a help point and some bike racks, as well as a small car park. The station has step-free access from the car park, as well as to the waterfront at Loch Eil.[6] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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| Entries and exits | 611 | 507 | 475 | 637 | 913 | 860 | 548 | 812 | 722 | 578 | 522 | 632 | 478 | 572 | 548 | 554 | 748 | 142 | 1,100 | 1,888 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
From Monday to Saturday, three trains stop heading to Glasgow Queen Street (the other terminates at Fort William), and four trains stop on the way to Mallaig. On Sundays, this is reduced to three trains each way (again, one of the eastbound services terminates at Fort William).[8][9]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Corpach | ScotRail West Highland Line |
Locheilside | ||
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. pp. 89, 90. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- Quick 2022, p. p=291.
- Caton, Peter (2018). Remote Stations. Leicestershire: Matador. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-78901-408-2
- "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
- eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218
- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
- Train times and station information for Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station from National Rail
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