| Ballachulish | |
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| Ballachulish railway station in 1961 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Glencoe |
| Area | Highland |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch |
| Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 20 August 1903 | Opened as Ballachulish[1] |
| July 1905 | Renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe[1] |
| 1908 | Renamed as Ballachulish (Glencoe) for Kinlochleven[1] |
| 25 May 1953 | Closed[1] |
| 24 August 1953 | Re-opened[1] |
| 28 March 1966 | Closed[1] |
| 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 |
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Ballachulish was a railway station on the south shore of Loch Leven at Glencoe in Highland.
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This station opened as Ballachulish on 20 August 1903[1] with two platforms. There was a goods yard on the north side of the station. Within two years it was renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe,[1] and renamed again in 1908 as Ballachulish (Glencoe) for Kinlochleven.[1] Apart for a short closure in 1953, this latter name remained until closure in 1966.[1]
The station was opened by the Callander and Oban Railway, which was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Railways Board in 1966,[1] when the Ballachulish Branch closed.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballachulish Ferry Line and station closed |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch |
Terminus | ||
Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Ballachulish signal box was located west of the platforms, on the north side of the railway. It had 21 levers.