Falls of Cruachan railway station

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Falls of Cruachan
Easa Chruachain
Location
Place	Cruachan
Local authority	Argyll and Bute
Operations
Station code	FOC
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	124
History
1 October 1893	Opened
1 November 1965	Closed
20 June 1988	Re-opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Falls of Cruachan (source)   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
UK Rail Portal

Falls of Cruachan railway station is a railway station located at the foot of Ben Cruachan in Scotland. It is located on the Oban route of the highly scenic West Highland Line. Services are operated by First ScotRail.

The station is a request stop, used mainly by hikers during the warmer months who walk past the Falls to climb Ben Cruachan. Cruachan hydro-electric power station is also nearby.

[edit] History

The station originally opened on 1 October 1893 with a single platform on the south side of the line. Although it was closed on 1 November 1965, it re-opened on 20 June 1988.

[edit] Signalling

Although Falls of Cruachan station has never had any signalling directly associated with it, its platform falls within the four mile stretch of railway that is protected by the Pass of Brander Stone Signals.

[edit] External links

• grid reference NN079267

• Train times and station information for Falls of Cruachan railway station from National Rail
• Map and aerial photo of Falls of Cruachan railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Loch Awe		First ScotRail West Highland Line		Taynuilt
Historical Railways
Loch Awe Line and Station open		Callander and Oban Railway		Taynuilt Line and Station closed

Coordinates: 56.39340° N 5.11390° W