Duror railway station

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Duror

Location

Location

Duror

Area

Highland

Operations

Original company

Callander and Oban Railway
Ballachulish Branch

Pre-grouping

Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway

Platforms

2 (latterly 1)

History

Key dates

Opened 20 August 1903

Closed 23 March 1966

Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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UK Railways Portal

Duror was a railway station on Cuil Bay on the east shore of Loch Linnhe at Duror in Highland region.

[edit] History

This station opened on 20 August 1903. It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There was a siding to the north of the station, on the east side of the line.

One platform was taken out of use on 8 April 1927 along with the crossing loop.

The station closed in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.

[edit] Signalling

Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Duror signal box, which had 18 levers, was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. The signal box and crossing loop were taken out of use on 8 April 1927.