Kingshouse railway station

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Kingshouse
General information
Location Balquhidder, Stirling (district)
Scotland
Coordinates 56°21′18″N4°19′22″W / 56.35500°N 4.32277°W / 56.35500; -4.32277 Coordinates: 56°21′18″N4°19′22″W / 56.35500°N 4.32277°W / 56.35500; -4.32277
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
21 June 1871 [1] Opened as Kingshouse
1 July 1931 [1] Renamed Kingshouse Platform
28 September 1965Effective closure date
1 November 1965Official closure date

Kingshouse was a railway station located at the hamlet of Kingshouse, Stirling where the road from Balquhidder joins the A84. The only building of note locally to the station was the Kingshouse Hotel. In 2013 it was refurbished and opened under new management as the Mhor 84 Hotel. [2]

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History

This station opened on 21 June 1871 with a single platform on the east side of the line. It was closed on 28 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Strathyre   Callander and Oban Railway   Balquhidder

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References

  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 134.
  2. "That's Mhor like it". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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