Locheilside railway station

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Locheilside railway station is a railway station on the northern shore of Loch Eil in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Glenfinnan and Loch Eil Outward Bound, located 7  miles 79  chains (12.9 km) from the former Banavie Junction near Fort William. [3] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

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History

Locheilside station opened on 1 April 1901. [4]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939. [5]

20-year-old Norman Ahmed was last seen alighting from a train at the station on 27 August 2022 and was reported missing. However, he was later found safe and well. [6]

Facilities

The station as seen in 2007. The glass shelter seen here has been replaced with a wooden shelter. Locheilside.jpg
The station as seen in 2007. The glass shelter seen here has been replaced with a wooden shelter.

The station has a shelter, a bench, a help point and cycle racks, adjacent to a small car park. The station has step-free access. [7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Locheilside

Scottish Gaelic: Taobh Loch Iall [1]
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The station seen in 2011
General information
Location Loch Eil, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates 56°51′22″N5°17′25″W / 56.8560°N 5.2903°W / 56.8560; -5.2903
Grid reference NM994786
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLCS [2]
History
Original company Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 April 1901Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 396
Passenger Volume at Locheilside [8]
2002–032004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–23
Entries and exits32435525530933432426837238848858853049237230039650884378462

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

Four services call on request here each way on weekdays & Saturdays, and three each way on Sundays. These are mostly through trains between Mallaig and Glasgow Queen Street, though one each way only runs between Mallaig and Fort William. [9] [10]

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Loch Eil Outward Bound   ScotRail
West Highland Line
  Glenfinnan
  Historical railways  
Corpach
Line and Station open
  North British Railway
Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
  Glenfinnan
Line and Station open

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