Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station

Not to be confused with Locheilside railway station.

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.

History

The station viewed from the road

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]

Facilities

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.

Loch Eil Outward Bound Scottish Gaelic: Spòrs A-Muigh Loch Iall [1]
General information
Location	Loch Eil, Highland Scotland
Coordinates	56°51′19″N5°11′34″W / 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
2019/20	748

Passenger Volume at Loch Eil Outward Bound ^[7]

	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
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.

Services

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
Corpach		ScotRail West Highland Line		Locheilside

References

1. 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.
2. Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
3. 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.
4. Quick 2022, p. p=291.
5. Caton, Peter (2018). Remote Stations. Leicestershire: Matador. p. 268. ISBN   978-1-78901-408-2
6. "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
7. "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
8. eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
9. eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218

Bibliography

• Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.

External links

• Train times and station information for Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station from National Rail