Arisaig railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Arisaig
other_name = Arasaig
code = ARG

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caption = Arisaig railway station viewed from the rear of "The Jacobite" service en-route to Mallaig
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Arisaig
borough = Highland
latitude = 56.913
longitude = -5.839
platforms = 2
stats = yes
lowusage0203 = 7,678
lowusage0405 = 7,220
lowusage0506 = 7,086
lowusage0607 = 7,636
original = Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
pregroup = North British Railway
postgroup = LNER
years = 1 April 1901
events = Station openedButt (1995)]
years1 =
events1 =|

Arisaig railway station serves the village of Arisaig on the west coast of the Highland region of Scotland.

This station is on the West Highland Line, 54 km (34 miles) west of Fort William on the way to Mallaig.

Arisaig is the most westerly station on the British mainline network.

History

Arisaig station opened on 1 April 1901. The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There is a siding on the south side of the line, east of the Down platform.

Opened by the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by ScotRail until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Services

Monday to Saturdays currently, four trains a day call at Arisaig on the way to Fort William, and three of them go on further to Glasgow.

Arisaig station is also served by "Jacobite" steam trains in the summer for the benefit of tourists, attracted to its views of the small isles, such as Eigg and Muck.

rail line
next = Morar
previous = Beasdale
route = First ScotRail
West Highland Line
col = FF80C0rail line
next = Mallaig
previous = Glenfinnan
route = West Coast Railway Company
"The Jacobite"
May-October
col = 800000rail line
next = Morar
Line and Station open
previous = Beasdale
Line and Station open
route = North British Railway

Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
col = NBR colour
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= Signalling =

From the time of its opening in 1901, the Mallaig Extension Railway was worked throughout by the electric token system. Arisaig signal box was situated at the east end of the Down platform, on the south side of the line.

On 14 March 1982, the method of working on the section between Arisaig and Mallaig was changed to "One Train Working" (with train staff).

The crossing loop and siding at Arisaig were temporarily put out of use in 13 November 1983 and all the semaphore signals were removed. All trains then used the Down loop. The One Train Working section became Glenfinnan - Mallaig.

On 29 April 1984, the crossing loop was reinstated to cater for the steam trains, but with train-operated points at each end. Arisaig token station could be switched in or out as required. When it was switched out, the Arisaig - Mallaig train staff would be padlocked to the Glenfinnan - Arisaig key token.

The Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) system was commissioned between Mallaig Junction (now called 'Fort William Junction') and Mallaig on 6 December 1987. This resulted in the closure of Arisaig signal box (amongst others). The RETB is controlled from a Signalling Centre at Banavie railway station.

The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.

Gallery

References

Notes

Sources

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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Mallaig_Extension_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Mallaig Extension Railway]