Oban train station
You can reach 18 stations directly from Oban on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Crianlarich, with 12 trains a day.
Address: Railway Pier, Oban, PA34 4LW
Oban is the nearest station for postcodes in PA34, PA64, PA63, PA65, PA62. Check your own postcode.
- 18 direct destinations
- 1,394th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 30 parking spaces
- 7 bus stops nearby
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 |
Lines serving Oban
Oban is on the West Highland Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Oban station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Oban station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Oban station 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.
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
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Oban station
Oban is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday: 05:00 to 20:36 · Saturday: 05:00 to 20:30 · Sunday: 10:45 to 18:11
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Oban station
- Station Car Park 30 spaces, 2 accessible
£24.00 a day
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 August 2026.
Getting to Oban station
Oban station is in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Bus Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Oban station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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