Barcaldine railway station explained

Barcaldine
Status:Disused
Borough:Barcaldine, Argyll and Bute
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:56.529°N -5.313°W
Platforms:1
Line:Ballachulish branch line
Original:Callander and Oban Railway
Pregroup:Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Postgroup:LMS
Years:July 1914
Events:Opened
Years1:25 May 1953
Events1:Closed
Years2:24 August 1953
Events2:Re-opened
Years3:28 March 1966
Events3:Closed[1]

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.

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.

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

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Notes and References

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