Loch Awe railway station

Loch Awe

National Rail
An Oban to Glasgow train approaching Loch Awe station
General information
LocationLoch Awe, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates56°24′08″N 5°02′28″W / 56.4021°N 5.0412°W / 56.4021; -5.0412
Grid referenceNN124274
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLHA[2]
History
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 July 1880Opened
5 May 1902Second platform brought into use
1 November 1965Closed
10 May 1985Re-opened (using the newer platform)
29 May 1988SC4494 delivered to be a tea room
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 5,002
2019/20Increase 5,512
2020/21Decrease 4,562
2021/22Increase 7,010
2022/23Increase 8,394
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ 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. pp. 87, 88. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.