Kentallen railway station

Kentallen
Hotel and restaurant on the site of Kentallen station, in 2005
Location
Area	Highland
Coordinates
Operations
Original company	Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch
Pre-grouping	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	2
History
24 August 1903	Opened
25 May 1953	Closed
24 August 1953	Re-opened
28 March 1966	Closed
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Kentallen was a railway station at the head of Kentallen Bay, which is on the southern shore of Loch Linnhe in Highland.

History

This station opened on 20 August 1903. It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the line.

The station had a short closure during 1953 and finally closed in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Duror Line and station closed		Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch Caledonian Railway		Ballachulish Ferry Line and station closed

Signalling

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

References

Sources

• Kentallen station on navigable 1954 map
• RAILSCOT on Callander and Oban Railway