Kingshouse railway station

Kingshouse
Location
Place Balquhidder
Area Stirling (district)
Coordinates 56°21′18″N 4°19′22″W / 56.35500°N 4.32277°W / 56.35500; -4.32277Coordinates: 56°21′18″N 4°19′22″W / 56.35500°N 4.32277°W / 56.35500; -4.32277
Operations
Original company Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms 1
History
21 June 1871[1] Opened as Kingshouse
1 July 1931[1] Renamed Kingshouse Platform
27 September 1965 Effective closure date
5 November 1965 Official closure date
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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 at the Mhor 84 Hotel.[2]

History

This station opened on 21 June 1871 with a single platform on the east side of the line. It was closed on 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.

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

References

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

Sources


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