Barcaldine railway station
Disused railway station in Scotland
56°31′44″N 5°18′47″W / 56.529°N 5.313°W / 56.529; -5.313
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.[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 | ||
References
Notes
- ^ a b Butt (1995)
- ^ a b Chris, Hogg. Scottish railway icons : Central Belt to the Borders. Patrick, Lynn. Stroud. ISBN 9781445621098. OCLC 942848608.
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.
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