Kingshouse railway station

Kingshouse was a railway station located at the hamlet of Kingshouse, Stirling where the road from Balquhidder joins the A84. The only building of note locally to the station was the Kingshouse Hotel. In 2013 it was refurbished and opened under new management as the Mhor 84 Hotel.[2]

Kingshouse
Location
PlaceBalquhidder
AreaStirling (district)
Coordinates56.35500°N 4.32277°W / 56.35500; -4.32277
Operations
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms1
History
21 June 1871[1]Opened as Kingshouse
1 July 1931[1]Renamed Kingshouse Platform
28 September 1965Effective closure date
1 November 1965Official closure date
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

This station opened on 21 June 1871 with a single platform on the east side of the line. It was closed on 28 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Strathyre   Callander and Oban Railway   Balquhidder
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References

  1. Butt 1995, p. 134.
  2. "That's Mhor like it". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.


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