General information | |||||
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Location | Garelochhead, Argyll and Bute Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 56°04′48″N 4°49′31″W / 56.0801°N 4.8254°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS242910 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | GCH[2] | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | West Highland Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
Key dates | |||||
7 August 1894 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 8,818 | ||||
2019/20 | 8,594 | ||||
2020/21 | 1,678 | ||||
2021/22 | 8,478 | ||||
2022/23 | 10,030 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
Designated | 8 July 1988 | ||||
Reference no. | LB19490[3] | ||||
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Garelochhead railway station (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Gheàrrloch) is a railway station serving the village of Garelochhead, on the Gare Loch, in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and is a boundary station for SPT. It is sited 8 miles 76 chains (14.4 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh, between Arrochar and Tarbet and Helensburgh Upper.[4] ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, with others provided by Caledonian Sleeper.