| Callander | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Callander |
| Area | Stirling |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Callander and Oban Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| History | |
| 1 June 1870 | Opened |
| 5 November 1965 | 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 |
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Callander was a railway station located in Callander, Stirling (district).
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This station opened on 1 June 1870 along with the first section of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Callander and Glenoglehead (originally named 'Killin'). It replaced the original terminal station of the Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway which closed to passengers on that date, its site then becoming a goods yard.
The station underwent expansion in 1882.
Final closure came on 5 November 1965, with the service north and west ceasing on 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.
The track was lifted in the Spring of 1967 and some demolition work carried out. However, the station building itself survived until the early 1970s, serving a variety of purposes, until it was badly damaged by a fire and subsequently demolished.
The station site is now a car park, though a small section of the 'down' platform still exists.
The site of the original Dunblane, Doune and Callander terminal station (latterly goods yard) is now occupied by housing.
The enlarged layout of 1882 was controlled from two signal boxes that opened on 1 August of that year. Both boxes stood on the north side of the line. The East box had 45 levers, while the West box had 27. Both signal boxes closed on 30 October 1965.
Callander & Oban Junction was situated three quarters of a mile east of Callander station. This location marked the beginning of the Callander and Oban Railway, being where it diverged from the older Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway.
Callander & Oban Junction signal box opened on 1 June 1870. The box was replaced on 2 November 1902 when the line was doubled to Callander station. The replacement box had 27 levers.
On 10 April 1938, the double track line between Callander station and C&O Junction was converted to two single lines. One line became the main single line, and the other was retained as a siding for access to the goods yard. All connections between the two lines at C&O Junction were severed and the signal box there was closed.
All the mileposts on the C&OR were measured from Callander & Oban Junction, including the branch line to Ballachulish and the surviving section of the line, between Crianlarich and Oban.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Doune | Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway |
Line continues with C&OR |
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| Line continues with DD&CR |
Callander and Oban Railway Operated by Caledonian Railway |
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