Kingshouse railway station

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Kingshouse
Location
Place Balquhidder
Area Stirling (district)
Coordinates 56°21′18″N 4°19′22″W / 56.35500°N 4.32277°W / 56.35500; -4.32277Coordinates: 56°21′18″N 4°19′22″W / 56.35500°N 4.32277°W / 56.35500; -4.32277
Operations
Original company Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms 1
History
21 June 1871[1] Opened as Kingshouse
1 July 1931[1] Renamed Kingshouse Platform
27 September 1965 Effective closure date
5 November 1965 Official closure date
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Kingshouse was a railway station located at the hamlet of Kingshouse, Stirling where the road from Balquhidder joins the A84. The only building of note locally to the station is the Kingshouse Hotel.

[edit] History

This station opened on 21 June 1871 with a single platform on the east side of the line. It was closed on 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Strathyre   Callander and Oban Railway   Balquhidder

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 134.

[edit] Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 


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