Falls of Cruachan railway station

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Falls of Cruachan

Easa Chruachain

Location

Place

Cruachan

Local authority

Argyll and Bute

Operations

Station code

FOC

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

124

2005/06 *

108

History

1 October 1893

Opened

1 November 1965

Closed

20 June 1988

Re-opened

National Rail - UK railway stations

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Falls of Cruachan from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

UK Railways Portal

Falls of Cruachan railway station is a railway station located at the foot of Ben Cruachan in Scotland. It is located on the Oban route of the highly scenic West Highland Line. Services are operated by First ScotRail.

The station is a request stop, used mainly by hikers during the warmer months who walk past the Falls to climb Ben Cruachan. Cruachan hydro-electric power station is also nearby.

[edit] History

The station originally opened on 1 October 1893 with a single platform on the south side of the line. Although it was closed on 1 November 1965, it re-opened on 20 June 1988.

[edit] Signalling

Although Falls of Cruachan station has never had any signalling directly associated with it, its platform falls within the four mile stretch of railway that is protected by the Pass of Brander Stone Signals.

[edit] External links

grid reference NN079267

Train times and station information for Falls of Cruachan railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		Following station
Loch Awe	First ScotRail West Highland Line	Taynuilt
Historical Railways
Loch Awe Line and Station open	Callander and Oban Railway	Taynuilt Line and Station closed