Barcaldine railway station
Barcaldine | |
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Location | |
Place | Barcaldine |
Area | Argyll and Bute |
Coordinates | 56°31′44″N 5°18′47″W / 56.529°N 5.313°WCoordinates: 56°31′44″N 5°18′47″W / 56.529°N 5.313°W |
Operations | |
Original company |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch |
Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
17 July 1913 | Opened |
28 March 1966 | Closed[1] |
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 | |
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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 1913. 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.
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. (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.
- 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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