Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station


Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station is a railway station on the northern bank of Loch Eil in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, from Fort William. Its name refers to the nearby Outward Bound centre that the station was built to serve.

History

This station opened by British Rail in May 1985. It comprises a single platform on the north side of the railway.

Services

From Monday to Saturday, four trains stop each way heading to Glasgow Queen Street and Mallaig. On Sundays, this is reduced to three trains each way.

Signalling

On 6 December 1987, the station became a Token Exchange Point when the Radio Electronic Token Block system was commissioned by British Rail between Mallaig Junction and. The RETB is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.