Bridge of Orchy railway station

Bridge of Orchy

Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Urchaidh[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationBridge of Orchy, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates56°30′58″N 4°45′51″W / 56.5162°N 4.7642°W / 56.5162; -4.7642
Grid referenceNN300394
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBRO[2]
History
Original companyWest Highland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
7 August 1894Opened[3]
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 5,906
2020/21Decrease 986
2021/22Increase 4,126
2022/23Increase 5,390
2023/24Increase 7,286
Listed Building – Category B
Designated15 November 1979
Reference no.LB13072[4]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

History

Bridge of Orchy station in the 1980s

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

The 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

Passenger Volume at Bridge of Orchy[9]
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 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

Monday 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]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Rannoch   ScotRail
West Highland Line 		  Upper Tyndrum
  Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper 		 
  Historical railways  
Tyndrum   North British Railway
West Highland Railway
   Gorton

References

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Quick 2022, p. 98.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "BRIDGE OF ORCHY STATION INCLUDING SIGNAL BOX, SUBWAY AND RAILINGS (LB13072)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Butt (1995), page 43
  7. ^ McRae (1997), page 11
  8. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 218
  11. ^ eNRT December 2021 Edition, Table 218
  12. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 220

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