Barcaldine railway station

Barcaldine was a railway station located in Barcaldine, Argyll and Bute, near the southern shore of Loch Creran. It was on the Ballachulish branch line that linked Connel Ferry, on the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway, with Ballachulish.

Barcaldine
General information
LocationBarcaldine, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates56°31′44″N 5°18′47″W / 56.529°N 5.313°W / 56.529; -5.313
Line(s)Ballachulish branch line
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
July 1914Opened
25 May 1953Closed
24 August 1953Re-opened
28 March 1966Closed[1]

History

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The station opened to passengers in 1914. It comprised a single platform on the east side of the line. A siding was installed at the same time, to the south of the platform. In 1933 a Howe truss was built along the northern outskirts of Oban near the station to allow train access over lake areas between Loch Creran and Bercaldine.[2] In 1970 the Howe truss was converted to pedestrian use.[2]

The station closed in 1966,[1] when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Benderloch
Line and station closed
  Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch
Caledonian Railway
  Creagan
Line and station closed

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Butt (1995)
  2. ^ a b Chris, Hogg. Scottish railway icons : Central Belt to the Borders. Patrick, Lynn. Stroud. ISBN 9781445621098. OCLC 942848608.

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