Lochailort railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochailort in the Highland Council area in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Glenfinnan and Beasdale, from the former Banavie Junction. ScotRail manage the station and operate all services.
History
Lochailort station was opened on 1 April 1901 when the Mallaig Extension Railway opened.Butt (1995), page 147Thomas & Turnock (1989), pages 279 - 280 & 317
The station was constructed with two platforms and was an electric token block post.The loops were lengthened during the Second World War and a new brick signal box erected, the foundations of which now can still be seen at the Arisaig end of the single platform now in use. The second platform fell into disuse in the 1970s.
A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1960 to 1965, the first year a standard camping coach was used, then it was replaced with a Pullman camping coach.McRae (1998), page 28
Facilities The facilities here are very basic, consisting of just a shelter, a bench, a help point, some bike racks and a small car park. The station is step-free. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume +Passenger Volume at Lochailort2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits1,8021,8881,5921,6211,6582,1022,1462,8302,8302,1861,9601,7061,6961,8441,5461,5862541,1161,2202,1042,438 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services Four services call here on request each way on weekdays and Saturdays, and three each way on Sundays. These are mostly through trains between Mallaig and , through one each way only runs between Mallaig and Fort William.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 218
References
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External links
RAILSCOT on Mallaig Extension Railway