Ballachulish railway station

Ballachulish

Ballachulish railway station in 1961
Location
Place Glencoe
Area Highland
Coordinates 56°40′42″N 5°07′51″W / 56.6783°N 5.1308°W / 56.6783; -5.1308Coordinates: 56°40′42″N 5°07′51″W / 56.6783°N 5.1308°W / 56.6783; -5.1308
Operations
Original company Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch
Pre-grouping Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 2
History
20 August 1903 Opened as Ballachulish[1]
July 1905 Renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe[1]
1908 Renamed as Ballachulish (Glencoe) for Kinlochleven[1]
25 May 1953 Closed[1]
24 August 1953 Re-opened[1]
28 March 1966 Closed[1]
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Ballachulish was a railway station at Ballachulish on the southern shore of Loch Leven at East Laroch (south Ballachulish) in Highland.

History

This station opened as Ballachulish on 20 August 1903[1] with two platforms. There was a goods yard on the north side of the station. Within two years it was renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe[1] and renamed again in 1908 as Ballachulish (Glencoe) for Kinlochleven.[1] Apart for a short closure in 1953, this latter name remained until closure in 1966.[1]

The station was opened by the Callander and Oban Railway, which was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Railways Board in 1966,[1] when the Ballachulish Branch closed.

In the early 1990s the station buildings were converted into a medical centre.

Houses have been built in the station yard. The engine shed remained, being used by a local garage until 2015, when it was demolished to make way for more private housing.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballachulish Ferry
Line and station closed
  Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch

Caledonian Railway
  Terminus

Signalling

Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Ballachulish signal box was located west of the platforms, on the north side of the railway. It had 21 levers.


References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Butt (1995), page 23

Sources

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