Loch Awe railway station
Loch Awe 
|
|
|---|---|
| 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* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2,544 |
| 2012/13 |
 2,726 |
| 2013/14 |
3,034 |
| 2014/15 |
4,752 |
| 2015/16 |
4,804 |
| 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. | |
 |
|
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.
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.
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.
There are six departures in each direction Mondays to Saturdays, eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and westbound to Oban. On weekdays only, an additional service in each direction between Dalmally and Oban calls here in the late afternoon. On Sundays, there are three departures each way throughout the year, plus a fourth in the summer months only. The additional service runs through from and to Edinburgh Waverley rather than Glasgow.
...
Wikipedia