Ach-na-Cloich railway station
Ach-na-Cloich is a closed railway station located on the south shore of Loch Etive, in Argyll and Bute. Its site is located on the Oban route of the scenic West Highland Line, that was part of the Callander and Oban Railway.
Ach-na-Cloich | |
|---|---|
 Location of the former station (1994) | |
| Location | Achnacloich, Argyll and Bute Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.4534°N 5.3102°W |
| Grid reference | NM961339 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Callander and Oban Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 1881 | Station opened[1] |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed[1] |
| 1 June 1919 | Station reopened[1] |
| 1 November 1965 | Station closed[1] |
The local village is called Achnacloich, although the Callander and Oban Railway named the station "Ach-na-Cloich".[2]
History
Opened by the Callander and Oban Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Railways Board.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taynuilt Line and Station open |
Callander and Oban Railway Operated by Caledonian Railway |
Connel Ferry Line and Station open | ||
The site today
Trains on the Oban section of the West Highland Line pass the site of the closed station. The single platform remains in situ but the wooden station building, which survived long after closure, has now gone.
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 13
- Fryer (1989): page 54 clearly shows the station name sign "ACH-NA-CLOICH"
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- RAILSCOT on Callander and Oban Railway