Killin Junction railway station
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Killin Junction | |
Location | |
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Location | Glen Dochart |
Area | Stirling (district) |
Operations | |
Original company | Callander and Oban Railway |
Pre-grouping company | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 August 1886 | Open |
27 September 1965 | Effective closure date |
5 November 1965 | Official closure date |
Disused railway stations in Scotland | |
Closed railway stations in Britain |
Killin Junction was a railway station located in Glen Dochart, Stirling (district) close to where the road from Glen Ogle joins the Crianlarich to Killin road.
[edit] History
Killin Junction station opened on 1 April 1886, providing passengers on the Callander and Oban Railway with a connection to Killin by the newly-opened Killin Railway.
The station was closed in 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.[1][2]
Preceding station | Historical Railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Balquhidder | Callander and Oban Railway | Luib | ||
Killin | Killin Railway | Terminus |
[edit] References
- ^ British Railways Past and Present No 31 - North West Scotland (ISBN 1-85895-090-2) page 40
- ^ Forgotten Railways of Scotland; John Thomas (ISBN 0-7153-8193-8) pp 127 to 131