Strathyre railway station

Strathyre
Location
Place	Strathyre
Area	Stirling (district)
Coordinates	56°19′25″N 4°19′48″W / 56.3236°N 4.3300°W / 56.3236; -4.3300Coordinates: 56°19′25″N 4°19′48″W / 56.3236°N 4.3300°W / 56.3236; -4.3300
Operations
Original company	Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 June 1870	Opened
27 September 1965	Effective closure date
5 November 1965	Official closure date
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Strathyre was a railway station located at the head of Loch Lubnaig, Stirling, in Strathyre.

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').^[1]

The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the station.

Final closure came on 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.

Signalling

Strathyre signal box, which replaced the original box on 13 May 1890, was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. It had 12 levers.^[2]

References

1. ↑ Strathyre. CityofStirling.com. Accessed April 11, 2012.
2. ↑ Photographs of Strathyre. RAILSCOT. Accessed April 11, 2012.