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Connel Ferry railway station

Railway station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Field	Value
name	Connel Ferry
native_name
symbol_location	gb
symbol	rail
image	Connel Ferry railway station, West Highland Line, Argyll & Bute. View north.jpg
borough	Connel, Argyll and Bute
country	Scotland
coordinates
grid_name	Grid reference
grid_position
manager	ScotRail
platforms	1
code	CON
line	West Highland Line
Ballachulish branch line
original	Callander and Oban Railway
pregroup	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
years	1 July 1880
events	Opened
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2020/21	passengers= 14,552}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2021/22	passengers= 15,630}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2022/23	passengers= 18,620}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2023/24	passengers= 22,348}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2024/25	passengers= 18,594}}
footnotes	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ballachulish branch line Connel Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the village of Connel in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Oban and Taynuilt, sited 65 mi from Callander via Glen Ogle. All services are operated by ScotRail, who also manage the station.

History

The station was opened in either 1880 or 1903, and in its heyday, when it served a branch to Ballachulish, it had three platforms, a goods yard and a turntable. Later this was reduced to just the single platform, after the branch closed in 1966, as it remains today.

Accidents and incidents

During the 1968 demolition of Connel Ferry West signal box, contractors burning the wooden remains set fire to the track formation. Despite efforts to put the fire out, it continued to burn for several days, causing the embankment to crumble and smoke to issue from fissures in the trackbed. This resulted in a 5 mph speed restriction being imposed and, at the time, caused concerns that the line may be forced to close.

Facilities

Facilities at the station are basic, consisting of just a shelter, a bench, bike racks, a help point and a small car park. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

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
Entries and exits	2,686	3,268	3,482	3,834	4,058	4,330	4,088	4,056	4,316	4,004	4,400	8,564	6,592	6,262	7,272	6,996	7,220	14,552	15,630

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

There are 7 departures in each direction weekdays, with 6 on Saturdays, with trains heading eastbound to and westbound to . On weekdays only, the 7th service in each direction runs from Oban to and back. On Sundays, there are three departures each way throughout the year, plus a fourth in the summer months only to Edinburgh Waverley, which only runs from late June–August. West Highland Line Line and station open Line and station closed Line open; Station closed Caledonian Railway Ballachulish Branch Caledonian Railway

References

Bibliography

References

(December 2017). "Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man". Trackmaps.
"Railway Codes".
Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 142
(2017). "TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain". Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.
"Connel Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland".
"Connel Ferry, Station {{!}} Canmore".
"Connel Ferry Railway Station from The Gazetteer for Scotland".
(November 1968). "Locomotive News". Railway Magazine.
"National Rail Enquiries -".
"Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal".
eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218

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