Craigendoran
Location type
StationName and dates
Craigendoran (1882-)Station code: CGD National Rail ScotRail
Where: Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Opened on the Craigendoran Pier Deviation.
Open on the Glasgow to Helensburgh.
Description
The name Craigendoran comes from a farm which was located on the shore side of the original alignment. This was demolished for the alignment of the new deviation.
This was a three platform station built on the deviation built through Craigendoran in 1882, later expanded to five.
Two platforms were on the double track deviation line, one platform was on Craigendoran Pier (see that entry for more details) and two further platforms were faces of an island on the 1894 West Highland Railway. A new replacement signal box opened with the new line.
To the west of the Craigendoran main two platforms were carriage sidings, located on the north side of the line, served from the east.
Of all five platforms, only the up platform of the original through station remains, the down line between Craigendoran Junction and Helensburgh Central being lifted in 1984. The British Railways building has been demolished, replaced with a large bus shelter.
Local
The route of the Three Lochs Way runs to the north near the station.
The derelict site of Craigendoran Pier is by the station.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
05/10/2022
| Nearby stations Craigendoran Upper Craigendoran Pier Helensburgh Ticket Platform Helensburgh Central Helensburgh Upper Rhu Cardross Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] Greenock Princes Pier [1st] Greenock Cathcart Street [1st] Cartsdyke Greenock Central Greenock West Bogston Greenock (Lynedoch) | Craigendoran West Yard Craigendoran Branch Junction Craigendoran Carriage Sidings Craigendoran Junction Craigendoran East Yard Helensburgh Construction Camp Helensburgh Gas Works Helensburgh Shed Tourist/other Craigendoran West Signal Box Craigendoran Old Ferry Pier Baths Inn [Helensburgh] Camis Eskan House Woodhead Dam Colgrain Fish Yair Railway Glen |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
