Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Creagan railway station
Creagan railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Creagan 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
Creagan was a railway station located on the north shore of Loch Creran 1⁄4 mile (400 m) north of the Creagan Inn in Argyll and Bute. It was on the Ballachulish branch line that linked Connel Ferry, on the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway, with Ballachulish.
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Background
History
The station was opened on 24 August 1903 when the Callander and Oban Railway opened its branch to . Creagan was the only station on the Ballachulish branch that had an island platform. There was a siding to the east of the platform, on the north side of the railway. One platform was taken out of use on 1 April 1927. The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 followed by two caravans from 1937 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1961 to 1964. This station closed on 28 March 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed. == Signalling
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- Coordinates
- 56.5520, -5.3053
Sources
- wikidata: Q5183317 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Creagan railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Creagan railway station?
- Creagan railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.5520°, -5.3053°.