Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Ballachulish railway station
Ballachulish railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Ballachulish railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ballachulish was a railway station at Ballachulish on the southern shore of Loch Leven at East Laroch (south Ballachulish) in Highland. It was the terminus of the Ballachulish branch line that linked to the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway at Connel Ferry.
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Background
History
This station opened as Ballachulish on 24 August 1903 with two platforms. There was a goods yard on the north side of the station. Within two years it was renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe 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, 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…
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- Coordinates
- 56.6783, -5.1308
Sources
- wikidata: Q4851313 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballachulish railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballachulish railway station?
- Ballachulish railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.6783°, -5.1308°.