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This yard was built in the Second World War, partly for the Clyde Boom Defence and, more particularly, for the marshalling of trains heading to Faslane Military Port, and other wartime sidings such as Craigendoran West and East Yards, Spean Bridge, {{Fort Augustus]], Mallaig Junction Yard, Annat Sidings or Achaleven Sidings. With the West Highland Railway being single track it made sense to combine trains before taking them on to Faslane Junction Yard. A second set of sidings were laid out at Craigendoran Junction. The loop at Helensburgh Upper was lengthened.

There were sidings on both sides of the line between Ardmore Level Crossing (to the south) and Moss Road Level Crossing.

After the war the sidings were used to store redundant and awaiting repair stock. The eastern sidings became a scrapyard operated by Dalmore Steel Co who also operated a shipbreaking yard in Silloth Marshall Dock.

During electrification gantries of sufficient size to allow sidings on both sides were used. These still exist, stretching a long way over just two tracks.

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