Rannoch train station
| Rannoch ( Scottish Gaelic Raineach ) |
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.jpg) Train crossing of the Caledonian Sleeper with a counter train
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| Data | |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
| abbreviation | RAN |
| opening | August 7, 1894 |
| Architectural data | |
| architect | James Miller |
| location | |
| Unitary Authority | Perth and Kinross |
| Part of the country | Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 41 ′ 9 ″ N , 4 ° 34 ′ 38 ″ W |
| List of train stations in the United Kingdom | |
The Rannoch Station is located on the eastern edge of Rannoch Moor on the West Highland Line between Glasgow and Mallaig . It was opened when the line went into operation in August 1894.
location
Like Corrour , the neighboring station on the West Highland Line to the north, Rannoch station is remote from larger settlements on the edge of Rannoch Moor. The station is near the east end of Loch Laidon about a kilometer north of the railway bridge over the Gaur that flows from Loch Laidon to Loch Eigheach , which is east of the station . There is only one hotel and a few residential buildings next to the train station. In addition to the West Highland Line trains, the station can be reached via the B846, a narrow single track road that connects the station to the A9 north of Pitlochry along the banks of Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel for around 55 kilometers and from Kinloch Rannoch at the east end of Loch Rannoch is a dead end . From all other directions the station can only be reached by a long walk. Paths lead over Rannoch Moor along Loch Laidon to Kings House Hotel at the east end of Glen Coe and north to the south bank of Loch Ossian and via Corrour into Glen Nevis .
The station is served by all trains on the West Highland Line, including the Caledonian Sleeper with sleeping cars to and from London . In contrast to Corrour, both platform edges of the island platform are served according to plan, train crossings can take place. A total of up to four passenger trains run in each direction on working days.
Buildings
The Rannoch station building is located on the island platform and can be reached via a footbridge. It represents a type construction that can be found several times on the West Highland Line, which was probably designed for the North British Railway in a "Swiss Chalet" style by the Glaswegian architect James Miller , who worked on the extension of Glasgow Central Station and the Was involved in the design of many commercial buildings in Glasgow. Characteristic is the roof of the one-story building, which protrudes far on all sides and is covered with wooden shingles, which also serves as the platform roof . Since 2005, the station has been home to the Rannoch Moor Visitors Center with information about the moor and the railway line, as well as a tea room, which is closed in winter.
Also on the island platform north of the station building is the signal box, which was designed as a type of the North British Railway and in the style of the station. In 1988 the signal box in Rannoch was shut down and route control switched to Radio Electronic Token Block . The interior fittings of the mechanical interlocking including the signal levers have been preserved. Behind the signal box is a memorial stone with a bronze plaque for James Renton, one of the directors of the railway company who, with his personal fortune, prevented the company from going bankrupt in 1893 during the construction of the line.
The station building has been a listed building since 1988 and is entered in the Historic Scotland monument list in category B. The signal box and memorial stone are also under protection as part of the station ensemble.
Web links
- Traveler information system to Rannoch Station
- Rannoch Station on undiscoveredscotland.co.uk (English)