North Connel railway station

North Connel was a railway station located in North Connel, Argyll and Bute, on the north shore of Loch Etive. Its location was at the north end of Connel Bridge.

North Connel
Location
Place	North Connel
Area	Argyll and Bute
Coordinates	56.4584°N 5.3924°W / 56.4584; -5.3924
Operations
Original company	Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch
Pre-grouping	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms	1
History
7 March 1904	Opened
25 May 1953	Closed
24 August 1953	Re-opened
28 March 1966	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Although the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway had opened in August 1903, this station was not opened until 7 March 1904. It comprised a single platform on the east side of the line.

The station closed in 1966 when the Ballachulish Branch was closed. The site of the station has been obliterated by the A828 trunk road having been realigned over the route of the former trackbed in 1990.

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

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.
• Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.

• 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.