Oban railway station

You can reach 18 stations directly from Oban on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Crianlarich, with 12 trains a day.

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Address: Railway Pier, Oban, PA34 4LW

Oban is the nearest station for postcodes in PA34, PA64, PA63, PA65, PA62. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Oban

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Crianlarich	12	12	8
Connel Ferry	14	12	8
Dalmally	14	12	8
Loch Awe	14	12	8
Taynuilt	14	12	8
Tyndrum Lower	12	12	8
Arrochar and Tarbet	10	10	7
Ardlui	10	10	7
Dumbarton Central	10	10	7
Garelochhead	10	10	7
Glasgow Queen Street	10	10	7
Helensburgh Upper	10	10	7
Dalmuir	8	8	7
Falls of Cruachan	8	8	7
Ashfield	0	1	0
Cardross	1	1	0
Gilshochill	0	1	0
Maryhill	1	1	0
Possilpark and Parkhouse	1	1	0
Singer	1	1	0
Summerston	0	1	0

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How busy Oban is

201,750 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,394th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Oban and Glasgow Queen Street than any other pair: 67,642 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Sundays

Sunday is a different railway here: 14 stations instead of 18, a drop of about 22%. Saturday runs to 21.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Oban loses 1 including Falls of Cruachan.

Nearest other stations

Connel Ferry 4.5 miles
Taynuilt 9.1 miles
Falls of Cruachan 13.9 miles
Loch Awe 16.6 miles
Dalmally 18.8 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Oban, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

North Connel · 4.5 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.