Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station
Loch Eil Outward Bound | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Loch Iall | |
Location | |
Place | Loch Eil |
Local authority | Highland |
Coordinates | 56°51′19″N 5°11′34″W / 56.8554°N 5.1929°WCoordinates: 56°51′19″N 5°11′34″W / 56.8554°N 5.1929°W |
Grid reference | NN054783 |
Operations | |
Station code | LHE |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2010/11 | 812 |
2011/12 | 722 |
2012/13 | 578 |
2013/14 | 522 |
2014/15 | 632 |
History | |
May 1985 | Station opened |
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 Eil Outward Bound from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
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. Its name refers to the nearby Outward Bound centre that the station was built to serve.
History
This station opened by British Rail in May 1985. It comprises a single platform on the north side of the railway.
Signalling
On 6 December 1987, the station became a Token Exchange Point when the Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) system was commissioned by British Rail between Mallaig Junction (now called 'Fort William Junction') and Mallaig. The RETB is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Corpach | Abellio ScotRail West Highland Line |
Locheilside |
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