Loch Awe railway station

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Loch Awe

Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha [1]
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An Oban to Glasgow train approaching Loch Awe station
General information
Location Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates 56°24′08″N5°02′28″W / 56.4021°N 5.0412°W / 56.4021; -5.0412
Grid reference NN124274
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLHA [2]
History
Original company Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 July 1880Opened
5 May 1902Second platform brought into use
1 November 1965Closed
10 May 1985Re-opened (using the newer platform)
29 May 1988SC4494 delivered to be a tea room
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 5,512
Dalmally
Line and Station open
  Callander and Oban Railway
Operated by Caledonian Railway
  Falls of Cruachan
Line and Station open

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