Dalmally railway station
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| Dalmally | |||
| Dail Mhàilidh | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Dalmally | ||
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DAL | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 3,947 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1 April 1877 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalmally (source) | |||
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Dalmally railway station is a railway station serving the village of Dalmally, near Loch Awe in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line.
[edit] History
This station opened on 1 April 1877. For a while, it was the western extremity of the Callander and Oban Railway, until the line finally reached its ultimate destination, Oban, on 1 July 1880.
The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a passing loop. It had once boasted a small engine shed and a turntable on the south side.
The station building was destroyed by fire on 16 November 1898.
[edit] Signalling
Dalmally signal box, which replaced the original box on 17 June 1896, was located on the Up platform. It contained 24 levers.
Dalmally lost all its semaphore signals on 9 February 1986, in preparation for Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) signalling. RETB was commissioned on 27 March 1988, resulting in the closure of Dalmally signal box, amongst others. Dalmally is an RETB token exchange point, but with 'long section tokens' being available between Tyndrum Lower and Taynuilt, it is not necessary for every train to exchange tokens there.
The Train Protection & Warning System was installed in 2003.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Dalmally railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Dalmally railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Tyndrum Lower | First ScotRail West Highland Line |
Loch Awe | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Tyndrum Lower Line and Station open |
Callander and Oban Railway | Loch Awe Line and Station open |
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