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Benderloch railway station

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Place
  
Benderloch

24 August 1903
  
Opened

Platforms in use
  
2

Area
  
Argyll and Bute

25 May 1953
  
Closed

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Original company
  
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch

Pre-grouping
  
Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway

Similar
  
Appin railway station, Creagan railway station, Ballachulish railway station, Connel Ferry railway st, Oban railway station

Benderloch was a railway station located in Benderloch, Argyll and Bute, on the north east shore of Ardmucknish Bay.

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History

This station opened on 24 August 1903. It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on both sides of the line.

The station closed in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.

Signalling

Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Benderloch signal box was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. It had 24 levers.

References

Benderloch railway station Wikipedia