Ballachulish Ferry railway station
| Ballachulish Ferry | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | South Ballachulish |
| Area | Highland |
| Coordinates | 56°41′07″N 5°10′50″W / 56.6854°N 5.1806°WCoordinates: 56°41′07″N 5°10′50″W / 56.6854°N 5.1806°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch |
| Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 24 August 1903 | Opened[1] |
| 28 March 1966 | Closed[1] |
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Ballachulish Ferry was a railway station on the south shore at the narrows of Loch Leven at South Ballachulish in Highland region, Scotland.
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
Eastward view towards Ballachulish (Glencoe) in 1961
| 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
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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Ballachulish Ferry station on navigable 1954 map
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