Locheilside railway station is a railway station on the northern shore of Loch Eil in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Glenfinnan and Loch Eil Outward Bound, located from the former Banavie Junction near Fort William. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History Locheilside station opened on 1 April 1901.Butt (1995)
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.McRae (1997), page 11
Facilities The station has a shelter, a bench, a help point and cycle racks, adjacent to a small car park. The station has step-free access. 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 Locheilside2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits35525530933432426837238848858853049237230039650884378462418462 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services Four services call on request here each way on weekdays & Saturdays, and three each way on Sundays. These are mostly through trains between Mallaig and , though one each way only runs between Mallaig and Fort William.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 218
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External links
RAILSCOT on Mallaig Extension Railway