Barcaldine railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Scotland}}

{{for|the railway station in Queensland, Australia|Barcaldine railway station, Queensland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Barcaldine

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = Barcaldine, Argyll and Bute

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|56.529|-5.313|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| platforms = 1

| line = Ballachulish branch line

| original = Callander and Oban Railway

| pregroup = Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway

| postgroup = LMS

| years = July 1914

| events = Opened

| years1 = 25 May 1953

| events1 = Closed

| years2 = 24 August 1953

| events2 = Re-opened

| years3 = 28 March 1966

| events3 = ClosedButt (1995)

}}

Barcaldine was a railway station located in Barcaldine, Argyll and Bute, near the southern shore of Loch Creran. It was on the Ballachulish branch line that linked Connel Ferry, on the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway, with Ballachulish.

History

The station opened to passengers in 1914. It comprised a single platform on the east side of the line. A siding was installed at the same time, to the south of the platform. In 1933 a Howe truss was built along the northern outskirts of Oban near the station to allow train access over lake areas between Loch Creran and Bercaldine.{{Cite book|title=Scottish railway icons : Central Belt to the Borders|last=Chris|first=Hogg|others=Patrick, Lynn|isbn=9781445621098|location=Stroud|oclc=942848608}} In 1970 the Howe truss was converted to pedestrian use.

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

{{Historical Rail Start}}

{{rail line

|previous = {{Stnlnk|Benderloch}}
Line and station closed

|next = {{Stnlnk|Creagan}}
Line and station closed

|route = Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch
Caledonian Railway

|col = {{Caledonian colour}} |lightcol={{Caledonian light}} }}

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