Garelochhead railway station
- Garelochhead railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Garelochhead
other_name= Ceann a'Gheàrrloch
code = GCH
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Garelochhead
borough = Argyll and Bute
platforms = 2
pte = SPT
lowusage0203 = 3,868
lowusage0405 = 4,824
lowusage0506 = 5,940
lowusage0607 = 5,269
original = West Highland Railway
pregroup = North British Railway
postgroup = LNER
years = 7 August 1894
events = Opened
years1 =
events1 =|
Garelochhead railway station is a railway station serving the village of Garelochhead, on the Gare Loch, in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and a boundary station for SPT.
History
This station opened to passengers on 7 August 1894.
The station was laid out with a crossing loop and an island platform. There were sidings on both sides, and a turntable on the west side of the line. The siding on the east side was removed in 1983.
On 15 February 1987, the crossing loop was altered to right-hand running. The original Down platform has thus become the Up platform, and vice versa. The change was made in order to simplify shunting at this station, by removing the need to hand-pump the train-operated loop points to access the siding.
= Signalling =
From the time of its opening in 1894, the West Highland Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. Garelochhead signal box, which had 18 levers, was situated on the island platform.
The semaphore signals were removed on 2 February 1986 in preparation for the introduction of Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB). The RETB, which is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station, was commissioned between Helensburgh Upper and Upper Tyndrum on 27 March 1988.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.
Services
rail line
next = Arrochar & Tarbet
previous = Helensburgh Upper
route = First ScotRail
West Highland Line
col = ff80c0rail line
next = Arrochar & Tarbet
previous = Helensburgh Upper
route = First ScotRail
Highland Caledonian Sleeper
col = ff80c0rail line
next = Whistlefield
Line open; Station closed
previous = Shandon
Line open; Station closed
route = West Highland Railway
North British Railway
col = NBR colour
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Sources
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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/West_Highland_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on the West Highland Railway]
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