I Went To The UK’s Most Remote Station | Corrour

I went to the UK’s most remote station. 10 miles from the nearest public road, Corrour railway station in the Scottish Highlands has an unparalleled sense of isolation.

After spending some time in the Loch Rannoch area, I head to Rannoch Station, a remote train station stop on the West Highland Line between Glasgow and Fort William. I catch a train into Scotland’s wilderness to reach Corrour railway station, known as the UK’s most remote train station and the UK’s highest mainline station.

Corrour Station is located in the middle of nowhere and the amazing Corrour Station House restaurant is a great place to stop for a coffee or a meal. The area surrounding Corrour train station is popular for outdoor activities and hillwalking, especially as there are some munros located nearby.

The beautiful Rannoch Moor is one of Scotland’s last wildernesses and the views from the train were spectacular. Corrour in Scotland is such a fantastic place to visit and I recommend it to those seeking solitude and looking to get away from it all.

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In the heart of desolate rugged landscapes, peat bogs, and untouched land Stands the UK’s remotest railway station Ten miles from the nearest public road This train station in Scotland’s Highlands has an unparalleled sense of isolation Today I embark on a journey to Corrour

The railway station located smack bang in the middle of nowhere Loch Rannoch is a beautiful freshwater lake Highlands surrounded by mountains and forests In Scotland, we use the word loch which comes from the Scottish language Gaelic to describe bodies of fresh water and sea inlets

The area looks so beautiful at this time of year with the autumn colours Hello from Loch Rannoch, which you can see behind me here I’ve been staying in this area for the last few days It’s been amazing The autumn colors are just starting to come through

I’ve been for walks in the woodlands and I’ve seen lots of mushrooms I’ve even been swimming in a river It’s been amazing And it’s an area that I’ve never visited before There’s a wonderful campsite here, which is quite basic They don’t have hot showers or anything like that But it does the job

And I’ll definitely be coming back here I was speaking to a local from around here who told me that Rannoch Station is one of the most remote railway stations in the UK You can drive there and then from that station, you can catch a train to another station

Which is the most remote railway station in the UK There’s no roads that go there It’s only accessible by train And it drops you off in a place that is apparently one of Scotland’s last wildernesses Sounds super interesting And I’ve already booked a ticket this morning Let’s go and catch the train

I’ve met quite a lot of people who are visiting Scotland from different countries for the first time People from the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, France A lot of people from England as well And everyone is doing the same thing Everybody is doing the North Coast 500 and the Isle of Skye

To be honest, with the quantity of people that I saw on that North Coast 500 road I have no desire to do it Maybe some of you will convince me in the comments that it’s the best trip ever

For the time being, I’m personally much more interested to travel to these more remote places Less visited places There’s much more to Scotland than the North Coast 500 and the Isle of Skye Okay I think we might have arrived here at Rannoch Station Here we are! Oh, it’s actually a proper railway

There’s a railway sign Wow! Just arrived at Rannoch Station And this incredible steamtrain just came in Everyone’s taking photos I think the train that I’m due to get on will be departing in around 30 minutes Rannoch Station is a remote railway station in the Scottish Highlands, which opened in 1894

It’s located 16 miles from the nearest village, Kinloch Rannoch And 41 miles from Pitlochry Accessible mainly via single-track roads Designed by the architect James Miller The station building is a well-preserved example of Victorian architecture With a stone facade and a distinctive clock tower

Inside the station, you can visit the Rannoch Moor Visitor Centre to learn about the fascinating Rannoch Moor Which I’ll share more about later on The station also offers visitor accommodation at the Moor of Rannoch Hotel Originally built for civil engineers working on the West Highland Line construction

There’s a popular tea room at Rannoch Station which is open from March to October There are no staff at the station and I bought my ticket online yesterday You can buy your ticket on the train also There’s lots of cleaning and preparation going on I wonder where this train is going

And I wonder when it’s leaving This station is so cute, I love the design The available train times from Rannoch to Corrour today were 8:45 am, 11:09 am, 3:12 pm, and 9:08 pm The route I’m traveling on is called the West Highland Line

Which was established in the 1800s to connect Glasgow to Fort William Covering a distance of 101 miles, this is the longest stretch of railway ever to be constructed at one time And it took 5,000 men and five years to build

So, Glencoe and Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, is around here Oh, there’s some deer! I can see some deer! Rannoch Moor is one of the last wilderness areas in Europe, stretching north and west from Rannoch Station It features desolate, rugged landscapes Peat swamps, flowing streams, and untouched land

Creating a unique sense of isolation Covering 50 square miles with 82 % of its composition being water It’s one of Europe’s largest blanket bogs and has one of Europe’s wettest climates The construction of the West Highland Line Specifically the segment over the Rannoch Moor Was exceptionally challenging, due to the boggy terrain

To ensure the railway wouldn’t sink into the boggy ground, they had to build it on a floating causeway made of brushwood The construction of the West Highland Line faced delays and financial hardships Mainly because of the difficulties posed by Rannoch Moor Mr Renton, the director of the West Highland Line

Contributed some of his personal wealth to guarantee the completion of the railway After building was halted and looked doomed, as the company had run out of money In recognition of this gesture, the railway workers created a sculpture resembling his head on a large boulder

Which can now be found at the north end platforms of Rannoch station The views are amazing and the colors are incredible as well because it’s autumn, everything looks so orange The windows could be a bit cleaner though, It’s quite hard to see out

It’s amazing that people worked here over a period of five years to build this railway It’s quite hard to show you through the window, but it’s so boggy I can see all the streams And it just looks like a complete bog out there We’re about to arrive at Corrour station

And they’re asking all the passengers to go to the middle of the train We’re going to head down there now I arrived here at Corrour station That’s how it was pronounced on the train so I hope that’s the correct pronunciation Everyone has dispersed and gone off hiking

There’s some people heading back to Rannoch by foot There’s some people hiking the munros And I also met some guys from the Netherlands who have literally arrived this morning in Scotland And they’re hiking over to Glencoe I think it’s a multi-day hike

And lots of people have gone into the tea room here as well The train journey was so quick The 12 minutes went by super, super fast There’s amazing views out the window when you’re going along However, the windows are so dirty You can hardly see out the windows

So I’m really sorry if the footage was pretty rubbish from the window I tried to find the cleanest window on the train so I could film out of the window Behind me are the two guys I don’t know if you can see them heading off to Glencoe

Corrour Station is the most remote railway station And the highest mainline station in the United Kingdom It sits at an elevation of approximately 1350 feet above sea level There are no public roads leading to the station And it’s primarily accessible by train, bicycle, or on foot

It’s situated in the middle of Rannoch Moor And also opened in 1894, just like Rannoch Station The station is part of the Corrour Estate A large and privately owned estate that includes significant portions of the Rannoch Moor and surrounding land Corrour station gained fame as a filming location in the 1996 film Trainspotting

The movie featured scenes shot at the station It’s a popular destination with those seeking solitude, stunning natural landscapes And outdoor adventures in the Scottish Highlands It’s possible to spend the night in the converted signal box Where there are three rooms available to book There’s also a hostel located a 20-minute walk away

Just behind me, you can see Corrour Station I’ve crossed over tracks and come to the beginning of some walking trails And I was just speaking to a lady who’s actually staying inside one of the bedrooms in the signal box at the station

They’ve converted some of those into bedrooms and she’s staying there for a few nights She’s coming out every time that there’s a train coming past I think she has all the train times written down So she’s out with her camera taking pictures of all the trains

The Caledonian Sleeper Train, which travels between London and Scotland Stops at this station on its Highlander route It’s amazing to think that you can travel directly to the heart of busy London from this extremely remote and isolated location

You might be wondering why a train station exists in a place which seems to be in the absolute middle of nowhere Well, on a plaque at Corrour Station I read that in exchange for allowing the railway to pass through his land, the estate owner insisted that a station be built on the estate

And that’s why Carreur Station exists Behind me here is a sign with lots of distances to nearby places I didn’t realize how close we were to Fort William Some of you might be wondering what’s that other language that you can see there So the white is English

And then the yellow is Scottish Gaelic This is the traditional language of Scotland Not many people speak it these days I don’t speak it Especially in southern Scotland where I’m from, not many people speak Gaelic You’ll find more people speaking Gaelic on the islands and in northern places parts of Scotland

When you’re traveling in the north of Scotland, you’ll often see Gaelic on signposts This here is the bog behind me And also you can see the peat The peat a long time ago was used as fuel on fires Rannoch Moor is a place Harry Potter fans might recognize

In the movie Deathly Hallows Part 1 The Hogwarts Express is stopped by Death Eaters And Neville Longbottom bravely tells them that Harry isn’t on the train This scene was filmed here on Rannoch Moor Oh, there’s another train coming! Look! Wow That is so cool I wonder if it’s stopping

There’s trains coming past like every hour You just can stand around here and wait to see trains It is stopping at Corrour Station There’s the station back there If you are in Glasgow

You can come from Glasgow just for the day on the train, have lunch in the cafe, wander around, watch all the trains It’s such a fun day out I’m definitely going to do this trip again and do this with some of my friends And there’s several drinks in the cafe as well

So you could have gin and tonics, whiskey, They even have a Corrour beer in there What a fantastic place to come for the day Despite being a challenging environment, Rannoch Moor supports a diverse range of flora and fauna Including various plants, insects, birds, and animals

Such as curlews, grouse, roe deer, and red deer It holds the designation of being a site of special scientific interest There are no public roads, so the West Highland Railway offers a fantastic way to experience the beauty of this area as it crosses the moorland

Not many have tried to inhabit these lands as the boggy terrain makes this a very difficult place to live On the platform here at Corrour Station, there is the map So at this place, Crain… Crianlarich? That’s where the train splits So it leaves Glasgow

And then when it arrives there, it splits into two And then, half the train goes to Oban And then half the train goes north up to Fort William there Quite interesting, you need to make sure you’re on the right part of the train Otherwise, you’ll end up in the wrong place

After exploring the UK’s most remote train station I headed into a cozy Corrour Station House, said to be the UK’s most remote restaurant With a log-burning stove crackling away, it was so nice to be inside out of the wind and cold The coffees in here were incredible

I also had Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon And an amazing pecan brownie The food here was seriously so good It’s worth catching the train out here just for a meal at this restaurant Join me in the next video Where I’ll be staying the night here in Scotland’s wilderness At the UK’s highest hostel

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