Garelochhead railway station
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| Garelochhead | |||
| Ceann a'Gheàrrloch | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Garelochhead | ||
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GCH | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 3,868 | ||
| 2004/05 * | 4,824 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 5,940 | ||
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| PTE | SPT | ||
| History | |||
| 7 August 1894 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Garelochhead from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Garelochhead railway station is a railway station serving the village of Garelochhead, on the Gare Loch, in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and a boundary station for SPT.
[edit] History
This station opened to passengers on 7 August 1894.
The station was laid out with a crossing loop and an island platform. There were sidings on both sides, and a turntable on the west side of the line. The siding on the east side was removed in 1983.
On 15 February 1987, the crossing loop was altered to right-hand running. The original Down platform has thus become the Up platform, and vice versa. The change was made in order to simplify shunting at this station, by removing the need to hand-pump the train-operated loop points to access the siding.
[edit] Signalling
From the time of its opening in 1894, the West Highland Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. Garelochhead signal box, which had 18 levers, was situated on the island platform.
The semaphore signals were removed on 2 February 1986 in preparation for the introduction of Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB). The RETB, which is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station, was commissioned between Helensburgh Upper and Upper Tyndrum on 27 March 1988.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Garelochhead railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Helensburgh Upper | First ScotRail West Highland Line |
Arrochar & Tarbet | ||
| Helensburgh Upper | First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Arrochar & Tarbet | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Shandon Line open; Station closed |
West Highland Railway | Whistlefield Line open; Station closed |
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