Ballachulish Ferry railway station
Ballachulish Ferry was a railway station on the south shore at the narrows of Loch Leven at South Ballachulish in Highland region, Scotland. It was on the Ballachulish branch line that linked Connel Ferry, on the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway, with Ballachulish.
Ballachulish Ferry | |
|---|---|
 Eastward view towards Ballachulish (Glencoe) in 1961 | |
| General information | |
| Location | South Ballachulish, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.6854°N 5.1806°W |
| Line(s) | Ballachulish branch line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Callander and Oban Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 24 August 1903 | Opened[1] |
| 25 May 1953 | Closed |
| 24 August 1953 | Re-opened |
| 28 March 1966 | Closed[1] |
History
Ballachulish Ferry station opened on 24 August 1903.[1] It had one platform, on the north side of the line.
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.
Ballachulish Ferry Hotels, photograph by James Valentine, ca. 1870
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentallen Line and station closed |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch Caledonian Railway |
Ballachulish Line and station closed | ||
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), p.23
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Ballachulish Ferry station on navigable 1954 map
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.