Beasdale railway station
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Beasdale railway station is a railway station serving Glen Beasdale in the Highland region of Scotland
. This station is on the West Highland Line
.
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By the later part of the century its main users were local school children who went to school at Lochaber High just outside Fort William.
The derelict station house was sold in the 1980s and is now a private holiday home but the station platform is still railway property with a bus shelter type shelter providing rudimentary cover from the rain.
on Monday to Saturday, and three trains on Sunday.
In the opposite direction, there are three through trains per day to Glasgow Queen Street (via Fort William
), and one train per day to Fort William with a connecting train to Glasgow. On Sunday there are two Glasgow trains and one to Fort William.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. This station is on the West Highland Line
West Highland Line
The West Highland Line is considered the most scenic railway line in Britain, linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban on the west coast of Scotland to Glasgow. The line was voted the top rail journey in the world by readers of independent travel magazine Wanderlust in 2009, ahead of the iconic...
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History
It was originally a private station for the nearby Arisaig House, but was open to the public from the beginning. It is currently a request stopRequest stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
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By the later part of the century its main users were local school children who went to school at Lochaber High just outside Fort William.
The derelict station house was sold in the 1980s and is now a private holiday home but the station platform is still railway property with a bus shelter type shelter providing rudimentary cover from the rain.
Services
There are four trains per day to MallaigMallaig railway station
Mallaig railway station is a railway station serving the ferry port of Mallaig, Lochaber, in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is a terminus on the West Highland Line, from and north of Glasgow Queen Street railway station.- History :...
on Monday to Saturday, and three trains on Sunday.
In the opposite direction, there are three through trains per day to Glasgow Queen Street (via Fort William
Fort William railway station
Fort William railway station is a railway station serving the town of Fort William in the Highland region of Scotland.- History :The present Fort William station opened on 13 June 1975. It replaced the original terminus which was further west and alongside Loch Linnhe at Station Square, in close...
), and one train per day to Fort William with a connecting train to Glasgow. On Sunday there are two Glasgow trains and one to Fort William.