Kingshouse railway station
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]
Kingshouse | |
|---|---|
| Location | Balquhidder, Stirling (district) Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.35500°N 4.32277°W |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| 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 1965 | Effective closure date |
| 1 November 1965 | Official closure date |
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 | ||
References
- Butt 1995, p. 134.
- "That's Mhor like it". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Sources
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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