Loch Awe railway station
Loch Awe | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha | |
An Oban to Glasgow train approaching Loch Awe station | |
Location | |
Place | Loch Awe |
Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
Coordinates | 56°24′08″N 5°02′28″W / 56.4021°N 5.0412°WCoordinates: 56°24′08″N 5°02′28″W / 56.4021°N 5.0412°W |
Grid reference | NN124274 |
Operations | |
Station code | LHA |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 2,446 |
2005/06 | 2,775 |
2006/07 | 2,168 |
2007/08 | 2,321 |
2008/09 | 2,594 |
2009/10 | 2,926 |
2010/11 | 3,160 |
2011/12 | 2,544 |
2012/13 | 2,726 |
2013/14 | 3,034 |
History | |
Original company | Callander and Oban Railway |
Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
1 July 1880 | Opened |
5 May 1902 | Second platform brought into use |
1 November 1965 | Closed |
10 May 1985 | Re-opened (using the newer platform) |
29 May 1988 | SC4494 delivered to be a tea room |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Loch Awe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Loch Awe railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochawe, on the northern bank of Loch Awe, in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway.
The privately owned locomotive that worked the Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch had authority to run over the main Callander and Oban Line between Loch Awe station and the branch junction, just over half a mile to the east.
History
This station opened on 1 July 1880 with just one platform. There was a loop, and sidings on both sides of the line. On 8 August 1897, the station building was destroyed by fire. A second platform, on the north side of the loop, was brought into use on 5 May 1902.
The station closed on 1 November 1965 but reopened on 10 May 1985 using only the more recent platform. The original platform remains in situ, but disused.
Signalling
Loch Awe signal box, which replaced the original box on 5 May 1902, was situated at the west end of the Down platform. It contained 24 levers. The signal box closed on 2 October 1966 when the crossing loop was removed.
Tea Train
An old Mark 1 carriage (which was formerly painted in green and cream "West Highland Line" livery and carried the number SC4494) sits on an isolated length of track immediately to the west of the station, on the south side. Having been brought to Loch Awe by a ballast train on 29 May 1988, it was until 2008 used as a tea room. The main single line had to be temporarily severed and slued so that the carriage could be shunted onto its own track without the use of a crane.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Dalmally | Abellio ScotRail West Highland Line |
Falls of Cruachan | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Dalmally Line and Station open |
Callander and Oban Railway Operated by Caledonian Railway |
Falls of Cruachan Line and Station open |
External links
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