Callander railway station

Callander railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Callander


caption =
original = Callander and Oban Railway
pregroup = Callander and Oban Railway
postgroup = LMSR
platforms =
locale = Callander
borough = Stirling
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 1 June 1870
events = Opened
years1 = 5 November 1965
events1 = Closed
years2 =
events2 = |

Callander was a railway station located in Callander, Stirling (district).

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'). 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.

Signalling

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

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.

rail line
previous = Doune
next = "Line continues
with C&OR"
route = Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway

Caledonian Railway
col = Caledonian light
rail line
previous = "Line continues
with DD&CR"
next = Strathyre
route = Callander and Oban Railway

Operated by Caledonian Railway
col = Caledonian light

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ources

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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Dunblane_Doune_and_Callander_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway]
* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Callander_and_Oban_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Callander and Oban Railway]


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