Glenfinnan railway station
Railway station in the Highlands of Scotland
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Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line, between Lochailort and Locheilside, located 14 miles 58 chains (23.7 km) from the former Banavie Junction. Glenfinnan Viaduct is about 0.7 miles (1 km) to the east of the station.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
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The station ticket office and waiting room in June 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Glenfinnan, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56.8725°N 5.4495°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NM898809 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GLF[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 April 1901 | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  1,876 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  7,924 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 13,420 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 19,764 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 18,274 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 29 May 1985 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB312[3] | ||||
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History
The Glenfinnan Railway Station was opened on 1 April 1901.[5]
The architecture of the station followed designs by the Scottish architect, James Miller, who designed the 'chalet style' railway stations along the West Highland Line and built using mass concrete construction by Robert McAlpine.[6]
The station has two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There are sidings on the south side of the station.[4]
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.[7] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1952 to 1962, the coach was replaced in 1963 by a Pullman camping coach which was joined by another Pullman in 1967 until all camping coaches in the region were withdrawn at the end of the 1969 season.[8]
Glenfinnan Station Museum
The Glenfinnan Station Museum opened in 1991 and is located in the station building, on the Down platform. The museum's exhibits focus on the construction, impact and operation of the Mallaig Extension Railway in the late 19th century.[9] The former signal box is also part of the museum and is fully interactive.[10]
Facilities
Platform 1 is equipped with a waiting room and a bench (the only facilities on platform 2), a help point and cycle racks. It is also adjacent to the car park, to which there is step-free access. The only access to platform 2 is via one of two barrow crossings.[11] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
| 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 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
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| Entries and exits | 3,853 | 4,584 | 5,420 | 5,307 | 5,750 | 6,682 | 7,402 | 7,172 | 8,246 | 7,736 | 8,778 | 9,418 | 9,122 | 11,620 | 12,486 | 13,864 | 1,876 | 7,924 | 13,420 | 19,764 | 18,274 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
There are four trains per day to Mallaig and three to Glasgow Queen Street, plus a fourth to Fort William that connects with the overnight Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston on weekdays. On Sundays there are three trains per day each way.[13]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Locheilside | ScotRail West Highland Line Fort William and Mallaig route |
Lochailort | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Locheilside Line and Station open |
North British Railway Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway |
Lochailort Line and Station open | ||
