Locheilside railway station
Railway station in the Scottish Highlands
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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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The station seen in 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Loch Eil, Highland Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56.8560°N 5.2903°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NM994786 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LCS[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 |  84 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  378 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 462 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 418 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 462 | ||||
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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]
Facilities
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.[6] 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 | 355 | 255 | 309 | 334 | 324 | 268 | 372 | 388 | 488 | 588 | 530 | 492 | 372 | 300 | 396 | 508 | 84 | 378 | 462 | 418 | 462 |
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.[8]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| 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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