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Dalmally railway station

Coordinates: 56°24′04″N 4°58′58″W / 56.4010°N 4.9829°W / 56.4010; -4.9829
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Dalmally

Scottish Gaelic: Dail Mhàilidh[1]
National Rail
Dalmally station building
General information
LocationDalmally, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates56°24′04″N 4°58′58″W / 56.4010°N 4.9829°W / 56.4010; -4.9829
Grid referenceNN159272
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDAL[2]
History
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 April 1877Opened[3]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 6,588
2019/20Decrease 6,524
2020/21Increase 12,996
2021/22Increase 13,132
2022/23Increase 13,632
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated13 September 1993
Reference no.LB13352[4]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dalmally railway station is a railway station serving the village of Dalmally, near Loch Awe in Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway. It is sited 46 miles 76 chains (75.6 km) from Callander via Glen Ogle, between Tyndrum Lower and Loch Awe.[5] ScotRail manage the station and operate all services.

History

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The station seen from platform 2

This station opened on 1 April 1877. For a while, it was the western extremity of the Callander and Oban Railway, until the line finally reached its ultimate destination, Oban, on 1 July 1880.[3] The station building was destroyed by fire on 16 November 1898.[6]

The red sandstone building and signal box are a Category C listed building as being a 'well detailed example of a small through station in the area'.[4]

Facilities

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Facilities at the station are very basic, comprising just benches on both platforms, a help point and a small car park. There is step-free access to the station, but the only access to platform 2 is via a Barrow Crossing.[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

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Passenger Volume at Dalmally[8]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 2,330 3,947 4,283 3,909 3,652 4,128 4,046 4,696 3,604 4,534 4,632 8,338 6,802 5,618 7,470 6,588 6,524 12,996 13,132 13,632

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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There are six departures in each direction Mondays to Saturdays, eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and westbound to Oban. On weekdays only, an additional train to Oban operates in the late afternoon. On Sundays, there are three departures each way throughout the year, plus a fourth in the summer months only. The additional service runs to and from Edinburgh Waverley, rather than Glasgow.[9][10]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Tyndrum Lower   ScotRail
West Highland Line
  Loch Awe
Terminus    
  Historical railways  
Tyndrum Lower
Line and Station open
  Callander and Oban Railway
Operated by Caledonian Railway
  Loch Awe
Line and Station open

References

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Butt (1995)
  4. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "DALMALLY RAILWAY STATION INCLUDING SIGNAL BOX (LB13352)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  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. 87, 88. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  6. ^ Thomas (1990), page 194
  7. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  9. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
  10. ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218

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