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Strathyre railway station

Coordinates: 56°19′25″N 4°19′48″W / 56.3236°N 4.3300°W / 56.3236; -4.3300
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Strathyre
Strathyre station and signal box in September 1956
General information
LocationStrathyre, Stirling (district)
Scotland
Coordinates56°19′25″N 4°19′48″W / 56.3236°N 4.3300°W / 56.3236; -4.3300
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 June 1870Opened
28 September 1965[1]Effective closure date
1 November 1965Official closure date

Strathyre was a railway station located at the head of Loch Lubnaig, Stirling, in Strathyre.

History

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This station opened on 1 June 1870 along with the first section of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Callander and Glenoglehead (originally named 'Killin').[2]

The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the station.

Final closure came on 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.[citation needed]

Signalling

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Strathyre signal box, which replaced the original box on 13 May 1890, was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. It had 12 levers.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Callander   Callander and Oban Railway   Kingshouse

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 409. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Strathyre Archived 13 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. CityofStirling.com. Accessed 11 April 2012.