Killin Junction railway station

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Killin Junction
Location
Location	Glen Dochart
Area	Stirling (district)
Operations
Original company	Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms	3
History
1 August 1886	Open
27 September 1965	Effective closure date
5 November 1965	Official closure date
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Killin Junction was a railway station located in Glen Dochart, Stirling (district) close to where the road from Glen Ogle joins the Crianlarich to Killin road.

[edit] History

Killin Junction station opened on 1 April 1886, providing passengers on the Callander and Oban Railway with a connection to Killin by the newly-opened Killin Railway.

The station was closed in 27 September 1965 following a landslide in Glen Ogle.^[1][2]

Preceding station	Historical Railways			Following station
Balquhidder		Callander and Oban Railway		Luib
Killin		Killin Railway		connection to C&O

[edit] References

1. ^ Hodgins & Sanders; p 40
2. ^ Thomas; pp 127-131

[edit] Sources

• Hodgins, Douglas; Sanders, Keith (1993). British Railways Past and Present No 31 - North West Scotland. Kettering: Past & Present. ISBN 1-8589-5090-2. 
• Thomas, John (1981). Forgotten Railways of Scotland. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8193-8.