Glenfinnan railway station

Glenfinnan

Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnainn[1]
National Rail
The platforms at Glenfinnan in August 2022, looking west
General information
LocationGlenfinnan, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates56°52′21″N 5°26′58″W / 56.8725°N 5.4495°W / 56.8725; -5.4495
Grid referenceNM898809
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGLF[2]
History
Original companyMallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 April 1901Station opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 13,864
2020/21Decrease 1,876
2021/22Increase 7,924
2022/23Increase 13,420
2023/24Increase 19,764
Listed Building – Category B
Designated29 May 1985
Reference no.LB312[3]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

  1. ^ Brailsford (2017), Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Glenfinnan Railway Station, ticket office/ waiting room and signal box".
  4. ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.