General information | |||||
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Location | Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 56°24′08″N 5°02′28″W / 56.4021°N 5.0412°W | ||||
Grid reference | NN124274 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LHA[2] | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Callander and Oban Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 July 1880 | Opened | ||||
5 May 1902 | Second platform brought into use | ||||
1 November 1965 | Closed | ||||
10 May 1985 | Re-opened (using the newer platform) | ||||
29 May 1988 | SC4494 delivered to be a tea room | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 5,512 | ||||
2020/21 | 4,562 | ||||
2021/22 | 7,010 | ||||
2022/23 | 8,394 | ||||
2023/24 | 7,546 | ||||
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Loch Awe railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochawe, on the northern bank of Loch Awe, in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway. It is sited 49 miles 48 chains (79.8 km) from Callander via Glen Ogle, between Dalmally and Falls of Cruachan.[3] ScotRail manage the station and operate all services.