Strathyre railway station

Strathyre
Strathyre station and signal box in September 1956
General information
Location	Strathyre, Stirling (district) Scotland
Coordinates	56°19′25″N4°19′48″W / 56.3236°N 4.3300°W / 56.3236; -4.3300
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 June 1870	Opened
28 September 1965 [1]	Effective closure date
1 November 1965	Official closure date
Location

Strathyre was a railway station located at the head of Loch Lubnaig, Stirling, in Strathyre.

History

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'). ^[2]

The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the station.

Final closure came on 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.^{[ citation needed ]}

Signalling

Strathyre signal box, which replaced the original box on 13 May 1890, was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. It had 12 levers.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Callander		Callander and Oban Railway		Kingshouse

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 409. OCLC   931112387.
2. Strathyre Archived 13 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine . CityofStirling.com. Accessed 11 April 2012.