Benderloch railway station

Benderloch
Site of Benderloch railway station in 1974
Location
Place Benderloch
Area Argyll and Bute
Coordinates 56°29′21″N 5°24′20″W / 56.4891°N 5.4055°W / 56.4891; -5.4055Coordinates: 56°29′21″N 5°24′20″W / 56.4891°N 5.4055°W / 56.4891; -5.4055
Operations
Original company Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch
Pre-grouping Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms 2
History
24 August 1903 Opened[1]
25 May 1953 Closed[1]
24 August 1953 Reopened[1]
28 March 1966 Closed[1]
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Benderloch was a railway station located in Benderloch, Argyll and Bute, on the north east shore of Ardmucknish Bay.

History

This station opened on 24 August 1903. It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on both sides of the line.

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

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
North Connel
Line and station closed		   Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch
Caledonian Railway
   Barcaldine
Line and station closed

Signalling

Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Benderloch signal box was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. It had 24 levers.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 32

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 978-1-85260-508-7. 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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