Upper Tyndrum railway station is one of two railway stations serving the small village of Tyndrum in Scotland. It is on the Fort William route of the scenic West Highland Line, between Crianlarich and Bridge of Orchy, sited from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh. Services are operated by ScotRail - who manage the station - and Caledonian Sleeper.
History Originally named "Tyndrum", this station opened concurrently with the West Highland Railway on 7 August 1894, as the second station in the village. In 1956, British Rail added the suffix "Upper" to the station's name, to distinguish it from the station on the Callander and Oban Line which then became known as . In either 1988 or 1993, it was renamed to Upper Tyndrum.
Facilities The station only has very basic facilities, being a small car park and some bike racks. The station has no step-free access, the only access being from a subway. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume In 2005/06 it was the least used station on the West Highland Line, This is in part because of its position up a hill above the village, as opposed to on the Oban branch, which also offers services to and from Crianlarich and destinations to the south. However, in recent years the Oban line has been served by a core train service, giving Tyndrum Lower a more regular service than Upper Tyndrum, as of May 2025. +Passenger Volume at Upper Tyndrum2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits1261287,5293,2283,4883,6803,7843,4723,3963,9404,5624,7904,5125,2885,7024,7367723,1804,0765,8785,760Interchanges5553013951500001212121430307641851232142 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services On weekdays and Saturdays, ScotRail operates three services north to Mallaig, and three south to Glasgow Queen Street. Caledonian Sleeper operates one service each way to Fort William and London Euston (the latter does not run on Saturdays). On Sundays, the service is broadly the same except the early morning trains don't run, There are two services northbound to Mallaig, two services southbound to Glasgow Queen Street, and one service to London Euston.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Tables 218, 220
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Video footage of Upper Tyndrum Station