Barcaldine railway station
Appearance
Barcaldine | |
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General information | |
Location | Argyll and Bute |
Coordinates | 56°31′44″N 5°18′47″W / 56.529°N 5.313°W |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch |
Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
July 1914 | Opened |
25 May 1953 | Closed |
24 August 1953 | Re-opened |
28 March 1966 | Closed[1] |
Barcaldine was a railway station located in Barcaldine, Argyll and Bute, near the southern shore of Loch Creran.
History
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 | ||
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Benderloch Line and station closed |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch Caledonian Railway |
Creagan Line and station closed |
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.
- 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.