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Crianlarich railway station is a railway station serving the village of Crianlarich in Scotland. It is located on the West Highland Line. The routes to Fort William/Mallaig and Oban diverge after this station. It has one island platform with tracks on either side. Access to the platform is via a flight of stairs from a subway that runs underneath the tracks, from the car park which is slightly lower than the station itself. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x682, 260 KB) Title:- Timber Wagons being loading at Crianlarich. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x682, 260 KB) Title:- Timber Wagons being loading at Crianlarich. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Crianlarich is a village in Stirling, Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... Fort William from Loch Linnhe Fort William is the largest town in the western Scottish Highlands (in the Highland unitary authority), and a major tourist centre. ... Mallaig harbour from the ferry to the Isle of Skye Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. ... View of Oban from Druim Mor. ... An island platform on a railway describes the situation in which a single platform is placed between two tracks, serving both of them. ...

History

Crianlarich station opened concurrently with the West Highland Railway in 1894, doubling the number of railway stations in the village. In 1953, British Rail added the suffix "Upper" to the station's name, in order to distinguish it from the nearby station (only a few tens of yards walk along the north east access road) on the Callander and Oban Line which then became known as Crianlarich Lower. Since closure of the Callander and Oban Line east of Crianlarich in 1965 (during the Beeching cuts), all trains to Oban have been routed up the West Highland Line as far as Crianlarich Upper station. They then join the remaining part of the Oban line by means of a connecting spur line which was already in existence but had formerly been infrequently used. Crianlarich Lower station also closed in 1965. Some years later, the Upper station's name reverted to "Crianlarich". 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Callander and Oban Railway company was formed in 1864 with the objective of linking Callander, Scotland to the west coast port of Oban over challenging terrain, particularly at Glen Ogle and the Brander Pass at Loch Awe. ... Crianlarich Lower was a railway station located in Crianlarich, Stirling (district). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable... View of Oban from Druim Mor. ...

Station Building

Freight Facilities

The area around the station is forested. Timber leaving the area is transported by rail, being loaded in sidings to the west side of the station.

Engineering Depot

To the east of the station is the old engine shed. It is now used by the Permanent Way engineers.

External links

Categories: Railway stations in Stirling | Beeching closures National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Multimap. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Ardlui railway station is a remote rural railway station, serving Ardlui at the north end of Loch Lomond, in Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... Tyndrum Lower railway station is one of two railway stations serving the small village of Tyndrum in Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... Tyndrum Upper railway station is one of two railway stations serving the small village of Tyndrum in Scotland. ... Arrochar and Tarbet railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line in Scotland. ... Ardlui railway station is a remote rural railway station, serving Ardlui at the north end of Loch Lomond, in Scotland. ... In rail transport, a request stop is a train station where trains stop only if passengers wish to board the train or leave it. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... Map of the routes of the Caledonian Sleepers The Caledonian Sleeper is a sleeper train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain â€“ the other being the Night Riviera. ... Tyndrum Upper railway station is one of two railway stations serving the small village of Tyndrum in Scotland. ...

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Station Building

Freight Facilities

Engineering Depot

External links

History