Morar railway station
Morar  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Mòrar | |
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Morar railway station, looking towards the level crossing and Arisaig | |
| Location | |
| Place | Morar |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 56°58′08″N 5°49′20″W / 56.9690°N 5.8222°WCoordinates: 56°58′08″N 5°49′20″W / 56.9690°N 5.8222°W |
| Grid reference | NM677929 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MRR |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 4,086 |
| 2011/12 |
4,826 |
| 2012/13 |
 4,800 |
| 2013/14 |
4,626 |
| 2014/15 |
4,312 |
| History | |
| Original company | Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 1 April 1901 | Station opened[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Morar from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Morar railway station is a railway station serving the village of Morar in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line.
History
In 1960, the station was allocated a camping coach converted from a Pullman car, which was fitted with a full kitchen, two sleeping compartments and a room with two single beds.[2]
Services
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arisaig | Abellio ScotRail West Highland Line |
Mallaig | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Arisaig Line and Station open |
North British Railway Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway |
Mallaig Line and Station open | ||
Station building
The station building is used by West Word.[3]
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt (1995)
- ↑ "Pullman Cars as Camping Coaches". Railway Magazine. 107 (711): 449–450. July 1960.
- ↑ "WEST WORD: Community paper for Mallaig, Morar, Arisaig, Lochailort, Glenfinnan, Glenuig, Knoydart and the Small Isles".
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Mallaig Extension Railway
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