North Connel railway station

56°27′30″N 5°23′33″W / 56.4584°N 5.3924°W / 56.4584; -5.3924Line(s)Ballachulish branch linePlatforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCallander and Oban RailwayPre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian RailwayKey dates7 March 1904Opened25 May 1953Closed24 August 1953Re-opened28 March 1966Closed

North Connel was a railway station located in North Connel, Argyll and Bute, on the north shore of Loch Etive. Its location was at the north end of Connel Bridge. It was on the Ballachulish branch line that linked Connel Ferry, on the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway, with Ballachulish.

History

Although the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway had opened in August 1903, this station was not opened until 7 March 1904. It comprised a single platform on the east side of the line.

The station closed in 1966 when the Ballachulish Branch was closed. The site of the station has been obliterated by the A828 trunk road having been realigned over the route of the former trackbed in 1990.

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

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
• Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.
• 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.