North Connel: Leaving North Connel northbound having just crossed the Connel Ferry Viaduct on a train to Ballachulish in 1961.
David Murray-Smith 20/03/1961
North Connel
Location type
StationName and dates
North Connel (1904-1966)Opened on the Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway).
Description
This was a timber built short single platform, with shelter, at the north end of the Connel Ferry Bridge. The shelter was at the north end of the platform. It opened a year after the line itself.
For some years after closure the trackbed remained as a footpath with little left of the former timber structure.
Nothing at all remains today due to road improvements and realignment of the road which had a fairly tight corner where it deviated from the railway north of the bridge to run parallel and to the east.
Tags
Station halt06/08/2021
| Nearby stations Connel Ferry Benderloch Ach-na-Cloich Oban Oban Ticket Platform Barcaldine Halt Taynuilt Creagan Appin Torosay Castle Falls of Cruachan Craignure Duror Loch Awe Kentallen | Connel Ferry Bridge Connel Ferry Unused Curve Achaleven Sidings Glencruitten Crossing Glencruitten Railway Cottage Tourist/other Falls of Lora Oban Airport Achaleven Level Crossing Dunstaffnage Castle Loch Etive Tralee Beach Achnacloich House Achnacloich Pier Barcaldine Castle Ardchattan Priory |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 07/03/1904 | Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway) North Connel halt opened. |
| 01/07/1909 | Callander and Oban Railway Charabanc operates over Connel Ferry Bridge; Benderloch and North Connel to Connel Ferry. |
| 26/03/1966 | Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway) Line closed completely between Connel Ferry and Ballachulish (Glencoe). North Connel, Benderloch, Barcaldine Halt, Creagan, Appin, Duror, Kentallen, Ballachulish Ferry, Ballachulish (Glencoe) closed. |
