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 View north towards Arrochar & Tarbet | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Garelochhead,Argyll and Bute Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°04′48″N4°49′31″W / 56.0801°N 4.8254°W /56.0801; -4.8254 | ||||
| Grid reference | NS242910 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GCH[2] | ||||
| Fare zone | 7 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | West Highland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 7 August 1894 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  1,678 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  8,478 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 10,030 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 13,192 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 17,740 | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 8 July 1988 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB19490[3] | ||||
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Garelochhead railway station (Scottish Gaelic:Ceann a' Gheàrrloch) is arailway station serving the village ofGarelochhead, on theGare Loch, inScotland. This station is on theWest Highland Line and is a boundary station forSPT. It is sited 8 miles 76 chains (14.4 km) fromCraigendoran Junction, nearHelensburgh, betweenArrochar and Tarbet andHelensburgh Upper.[4]ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, with others provided byCaledonian Sleeper.
This station opened to passengers on 7 August 1894.[5]
The station was laid out with acrossing loop and anisland platform. There weresidings on both sides, and aturntable on the west side of the line.[6]
The station was host to aLNERcamping coach from 1935 to 1939.[7] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1964 to 1967.[8]
Until the 1960s, the station was served by a local shuttle service betweenCraigendoran andArrochar & Tarbet in addition to main line trains toFort William andMallaig. Latterly operated by a Wickham dieselrailbus, it fell victim to theBeeching Axe in June 1964.[9]
The island platform is equipped with benches, a help point, a car park and bike racks, the latter two located outside the station. The only access to the station is via a subway, some steps and a ramp, so the station does not have step-free access.[10] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
| 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 | 2021-22 | |
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| Entries and exits | 3,868 | 4,824 | 5,940 | 5,269 | 5,156 | 5,374 | 4,706 | 5,040 | 5,122 | 5,682 | 5,256 | 6,920 | 7,806 | 8,556 | 9,796 | 8,818 | 8,594 | 1,678 | 8,478 | 10,030 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Monday to Saturday, there are six services to Oban and three to Mallaig (the latter combined with Oban portions, dividing atCrianlarich), and one service toFort William (theHighland Caledonian Sleeper, weekday mornings only) northbound. Southbound, there are six services to Glasgow Queen Street High Level and one service to London Euston via Queen Street Low Level &Edinburgh Waverley (theHighland Caledonian Sleeper - does not run on Saturday).
On Sundays, there are two trains northbound to Mallaig, the Caledonian Sleeper to Fort William and one extra to Oban only, plus an extra summer service to Oban; Southbound there are three trains southbound to Glasgow Queen Street. In summer months, the extra summer Sunday service returns toEdinburgh, avoiding Glasgow.[12][13][14]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Helensburgh Upper | ScotRail West Highland Line | Arrochar & Tarbet | ||
| Helensburgh Upper | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper | Arrochar & Tarbet | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Shandon Line open; Station closed | West Highland Railway North British Railway | Whistlefield Halt Line open; Station closed | ||
