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Balquhidder railway station information


Balquhidder
Balquhidder railway station in 1961
General information
LocationLochearnhead, Stirling (district)
Scotland
Coordinates56°21′33″N 4°18′35″W / 56.35919°N 4.30978°W / 56.35919; -4.30978
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 June 1870Opened as Lochearnhead[1]
1 July 1904Renamed as Balquhidder[1]
18 December 1904Station relocated south of original site
28 September 1965Effective closure date
1 November 1965Official closure date[1]

Balquhidder was a railway station around two miles south of Lochearnhead, Stirling (district). It was where the Callander and Oban Railway was joined by the Comrie, St Fillans & Lochearnhead Railway from Crieff.

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