Bridge of Orchy railway station is a railway station in the village of Bridge of Orchy in the west of Scotland. The station is on the West Highland Line, between Rannoch and Upper Tyndrum, 48 miles 68 chains (78.6 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh.[5] ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, with others provided by Caledonian Sleeper.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bridge of Orchy, Argyll and Bute Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°30′58″N 4°45′51″W / 56.5162°N 4.7642°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NN300394 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BRO[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | West Highland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
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| 7 August 1894 | Opened[3] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  6,490 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  5,906 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 986 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 4,126 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 5,390 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 15 November 1979 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB13072[4] | ||||
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History
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This station opened by the West Highland Railway on 7 August 1894.[6]
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[7]
Facilities
editThe island platform is only equipped with shelters and bike racks, although there is a car park. The only access to the station is via a stepped subway, so there is no step-free access.[8] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume
edit| 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 | |
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| Entries and exits | 4,916 | 4,941 | 5,112 | 5,108 | 5,966 | 5,690 | 5,416 | 6,192 | 5,890 | 5,726 | 5,932 | 6,024 | 5,880 | 5,680 | 6,032 | 6,490 | 5,906 | 986 | 4,126 | 5,390 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
editMonday to Saturday, Bridge of Orchy has three ScotRail services to Mallaig and three services to Glasgow Queen Street. Caledonian Sleeper operate one service each day, each way to Fort William and London Euston (except Saturday nights). On Sundays, there are two services northbound to Mallaig and two southbound to Glasgow Queen Street, as well as the Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston. This can also be used by regular travellers to and from stations towards Edinburgh, as it is booked to set down at some stations and carries seating coaches as far as Edinburgh.[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 98.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "BRIDGE OF ORCHY STATION INCLUDING SIGNAL BOX, SUBWAY AND RAILINGS (LB13072)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ 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. 88, 90. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ Butt (1995), page 43
- ^ McRae (1997), page 11
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
- ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 220
Bibliography
edit- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Bridge of Orchy railway station from National Rail