Rannoch railway station

Rannoch

National Rail
Rannoch station, looking north from the footbridge
General information
LocationRannoch, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates56°41′09″N 4°34′37″W / 56.6859°N 4.5770°W / 56.6859; -4.5770
Grid referenceNN422578
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRAN[2]
History
Opened7 August 1894
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 7,290
2020/21Decrease 966
2021/22Increase 6,246
2022/23Decrease 5,818
2023/24Increase 7,304
Listed Building – Category B
Designated21 December 1988
Reference no.LB12245[3]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Rannoch railway station, on the West Highland Line, serves the area of Rannoch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. In 2017, Simon Jenkins reported it to be one of the best 10 stations in Britain.[4] It is situated between Corrour and Bridge of Orchy, 64 miles 36 chains (103.7 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh.[5] ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, along with Caledonian Sleeper.

  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. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "RANNOCH STATION INCLUDING SIGNAL BOX AND SCULPTURED PORTRAIT OF JAMES RENTON (LB12245)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "10 of the best railway stations in Britain". the Guardian. 1 October 2017.
  5. ^ 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. 88, 90. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.