Dalchonzie Halt railway station

The railways of Strathearn in 1904

Dalchonzie station in Strathearn was opened as Dalchonzie Platform in 1903. In 1905 the Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway opened a single-storey signal box built into a cottage.[5] By 1923 the Caledonian Railway had become part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. In 1912 it is recorded as a station on the Bartholomew Survey Atlas[6] and in 1927 the station is recorded as a halt.[7] During construction works the railway company were required to plant a large number of trees were to screen the railway in this attractive rural district.[8]

In 1903 three trains a day ran[1] however Dalchonzie was a request stop with passengers required to inform the guard at Comrie or St Fillans if they wished to alight.[4] In May 1948 trains still stopped at Dalchonzie only upon request and passengers waiting to be picked up had to give at least 5 minutes notice at the station. Heavy luggage and bicycles were not accepted.[9]

The short single platformed wooden halt stood opposite the signal box at the entrance to a lane leading to Dalchonzie House with the Dunira estate entrance on the signal box side.[3][10] The signal box controlled the level crossing and the nameboards carried the name 'Dalchonzie Siding'.[11]

The track remained in situ after closure until 1959 to allow for the movement of construction materials for the Glen Lednock hydro-electric schemes . The signal box survives as part of the now private ex-railway cottage.[5] Work is underway to create a cycle and pedestrian route using the trackbed of the old railway route.[11]

Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Railway
Overview Locale Scotland Dates of operation 6 August 1897–31 July 1902 Successor Caledonian Railway Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Crieff and Comrie Railway Comrie Dalchonzie Halt St Fillans Lochearnhead   Callander and Oban Railway Balquhidder   Callander and Oban Railway

• 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.
• Mather, Michael (2017). Exploring Disused Railways in East Sotland. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-5567-3.