Kentallen railway station

Kentallen was a railway station at the head of Kentallen Bay, which is on the southern shore of Loch Linnhe in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was on the Ballachulish branch line that linked Connel Ferry, on the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway, with Ballachulish.

Kentallen
Hotel and restaurant on the site of Kentallen station, in 2005
General information
LocationHighland
Scotland
Coordinates56°40′29″N 5°14′38″W / 56.6747°N 5.2439°W / 56.6747; -5.2439
Grid referenceNN013583
Line(s)Ballachulish branch line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
24 August 1903Opened
25 May 1953Closed
24 August 1953Re-opened
28 March 1966Closed

History

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This station opened on 24 August 1903.[1] It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the line.[citation needed]

The station was temporarily closed from 25 May to 24 August 1953 when flooding washed away a bridge.[2] It was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.[1][3]

The station had been the location of a LMS caravan in 1935 and then two caravans from 1936 to 1939.[4] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1953 to 1965.[5]

Following closure the station buildings were converted into a hotel and restaurant.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Duror
Line and station closed
  Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch
Caledonian Railway
  Ballachulish Ferry
Line and station closed

Signalling

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Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Kentallen signal box was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. It had 24 levers.[citation needed]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 130
  2. ^ "Railway Reopens". Dundee Courier. 19 August 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 13 July 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
  3. ^ Hurst (1992), page 43 (ref 1943)
  4. ^ McRae (1997), page 22
  5. ^ McRae (1998), page 13

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