Oban Railway Station

OBAN OBN | 8725

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Oban station is managed by ScotRail and is located in Argyll and Bute within the Highlands and Islands area of Scotland.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 73,250 journeys were made between Oban and Glasgow Queen Street—that's 33% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Oban peaked during 2023-24 with 221,968 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 53% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 110% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Oban table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	89,896
1998-99	88,965
1999-00	90,631
2000-01	98,204
2001-02	98,557
2002-03	101,553
2003-04
2004-05	113,830
2005-06	110,000
2006-07	109,053
2007-08	108,903
2008-09	126,676
2009-10	119,876
2010-11	121,746
2011-12	125,900
2012-13	122,568
2013-14	129,311
2014-15	170,682
2015-16	176,104
2016-17	164,332
2017-18	181,172
2018-19	177,522
2019-20	169,174
2020-21	89,004
2021-22	154,970
2022-23	186,138
2023-24	221,968
2024-25