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Train crossing bridge at Banavie The summit of the line just north of Corrour. Shortly after leaving Glasgow Queen Street station, and beyond Queen Street Tunnel, the line diverges from the main trunk route to Edinburgh Waverley and Perth at Cowlairs and follows a northwesterly course through the suburbs of Maryhill and Kelvindale.
The West Highland Railway was a railway company that constructed a railway line from Craigendoran (on the River Clyde west of Glasgow, Scotland) to Fort William and Mallaig. The line was built through remote and difficult terrain in two stages: the section from Craigendoran to Fort William opened in 1894, with a short extension to Banavie on ...
The Jacobite approaching Beasdale station. The Jacobite is a steam locomotive-hauled tourist train service that operates over part of the West Highland Line in Scotland.It has been operating under various names and with different operators every summer since 1984.
Rannoch railway station, on the West Highland Line, serves the area of Rannoch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. In 2017, Simon Jenkins reported it to be one of the best 10 stations in Britain. [4] It is situated between Corrour and Bridge of Orchy, 64 miles 36 chains (103.7 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh. [5]
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]
Corrour railway station (/ k ə ˈ r aʊ ər / kər-OUR) is on the West Highland Line, near Loch Ossian on the Corrour Estate, in the Highland council area (formerly Inverness-shire) of Scotland. It is the highest mainline railway station in the United Kingdom at an elevation of 1,340 feet (410 m) above sea level.
DM Glen Douglas is connected on the east side of the line to the rail network via a short branch from the West Highland Line, served from the south and running into the depot at the site of the old station which at one time mainly served the base. [4] A ground frame is present and the site is a radio electronic token block exchange point. [20]
Oban railway station is a railway station serving Oban in Scotland. It is the terminus of one branch of the highly scenic West Highland Line, sited 71 miles 44 chains (115.1 km) from Callander, via Glen Ogle. [3] It was originally the terminus of the Callander and Oban Railway. All services are operated by ScotRail, who also manage the station.