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West Highland Line to Oban

Glasgow → Oban · Scotland

The West Highland Line’s other arm: splitting at Crianlarich for Loch Awe, Kilchurn Castle’s ruin and the Hebrides ferry port of Oban.

Distance
162 km
Fastest time
≈ 3 h 10 min
Average speed
51 km/h
Top speed
95 km/h

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West Highland Line to Oban, Glasgow to Oban
Photo · Kabelleger · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stations

  1. 0 kmGlasgow Queen Street (High Level) +3
  2. 16 kmDalmuir +2
  3. 26 kmDumbarton Central +2
  4. 40 kmHelensburgh Upper +2
  5. 51 kmGarelochhead +2
  6. 68 kmArrochar and Tarbet +2
  7. Show 4 more stations
    1. 81 kmArdlui +2
    2. 95 kmCrianlarich +2
    3. 103 kmTyndrum Lower
    4. 123 kmDalmally
  8. 127 kmLoch Awe
  9. 132 kmFalls of Cruachan
  10. 142 kmTaynuilt
  11. 152 kmConnel Ferry
  12. 162 kmOban

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

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Questions and answers

How long is the West Highland Line to Oban?

The West Highland Line to Oban runs 162 km from Glasgow to Oban.

How long does the West Highland Line to Oban take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 10 min for the 162 km. That is an average of 51 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 95 km/h.

Who runs the West Highland Line to Oban?

ScotRail.

How old is the West Highland Line to Oban?

The line has been in service since 1880. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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