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Corrour railway station (/ k ə ˈ r aʊ ər / kər-OUR) is on the West Highland Line, near Loch Ossian on the Corrour Estate, in the Highland council area (formerly Inverness-shire) of Scotland. It is the highest mainline railway station in the United Kingdom at an elevation of 1,340 feet (410 m) above sea level.
The West Highland Railway approved the construction of the line at their annual meeting in January 1895. [ 11 ] The line faced potential closure as part of the Beeching cuts in 1963 [ 12 ] and again in 1995 due to reduced revenues.
Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line, between Lochailort and Locheilside, located 14 miles 58 chains (23.7 km) from the former Banavie Junction. Glenfinnan Viaduct is about 0.7 miles (1 km) to the east of the station. [4]
Banavie railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line serving the village of Banavie, although it is much closer to Caol, Scotland.It is sited between Corpach and Fort William, 0 miles 22 chains (0.44 km) from Banavie Junction, just north of Fort William. [4]
Roy Bridge railway station is a railway station serving the village of Roybridge in the Highland region of Scotland.This station is on the West Highland Line, between Tulloch and Spean Bridge, sited 87 miles 35 chains (140.7 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh. [3]
The Jacobite approaching Beasdale station. The Jacobite is a steam locomotive-hauled tourist train service that operates over part of the West Highland Line in Scotland.It has been operating under various names and with different operators every summer since 1984.
Crianlarich railway station is a railway station serving the village of Crianlarich in Scotland.It is located on the West Highland Line, sited 41 miles 25 chains (66.5 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh, with Ardlui to the south, and Tyndrum Lower and Upper Tyndrum to the north west, on the routes to Oban and Mallaig respectively, which diverge immediately north of the station.
The C&OR benefitted from carrying construction materials, but the competing line opened on 7 August 1894. The West Highland Railway crossed over the C&OR line at Crianlarich and it was proposed that a connecting line be built; this was to be at the expense of the West Highland company, and it would be for the exchange of wagons, not as a ...