Banavie railway station

Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other Banavie railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line serving the village of Banavie, although it is much closer to Caol, Scotland. It is sited between Corpach and Fort William, from Banavie Junction, just north of Fort William. To continue on to the next station at Corpach, trains must pass over the Caledonian Canal at Neptune's Staircase, a popular tourist attraction. ScotRail provide all services at, and manage, the station.

History

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The station in 1961

Banavie station opened along with the Mallaig Extension Railway on 1 April 1901.Template:Sfn It comprises a single platform on the north side of the line. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.Template:Sfn

Another station named "Banavie" existed above the Neptune's Staircase flight of locks, which was opened in 1895. It was later renamed Banavie Pier railway station and closed fully to passengers in September 1939.Template:Sfn

Facilities

The single platform is equipped with a shelter (inside which is a payphone), a bench and some bike racks, the latter located in the car park. There is step-free access to the 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

Passenger Volume at Banavie

	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	2,918	2,514	2,688	3,066	4,037	4,208	4,478	5,056	5,328	6,542	5,672	5,918	6,344	5,852	6,468	6,462	6,260	1,056	4,228	4,284

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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A train approaching the station, seen in 2014

On weekdays and Saturdays, four trains a day call here in either direction. Travelling eastbound, three of them are through trains to Template:Rws, whilst the other terminates at Fort William and connects with the Caledonian Sleeper service to London Euston.

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
Fort William	style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	ScotRail West Highland Line	style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Corpach
	Historical railways
Fort William Line and Station open		North British Railway Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway		Corpach Line and Station open

See also

• Banavie
• Banavie Railway Swing Bridge
• Banavie Swing Bridge

Bibliography

• Template:Quick-stations-5.05

External links

• Train times and station information for Banavie railway station from National Rail
• RAILSCOT on Mallaig Extension Railway

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