Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Airth railway station
Airth railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Airth railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Airth was a railway station serving Airth in the Scottish county of Falkirk.
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Background
History
The station was opened as Carnock Road in July 1852 on the Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway, the branch had opened two years earlier in 1850. The station was sited about 1+3/4 miles from the village and was located in Stirling. Originally the station was at a level crossing, there was a single platform on a single line of railway with a siding to the south. The OS map has the station named as Carnock Station. In 1865 the station was renamed Airth Road and it was again renamed as Airth in 1866. One of the agreements made between the Caledonian Railway (CR) and the North British Railway prior to the Alloa Railway opening in 1885 was to double track the remainder of the Alloa…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0640, -3.8153
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- FK2 8SG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Sources
- wikidata: Q4699040 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Airth railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Airth railway station?
- Airth railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK2 8SG).
- Is Airth railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Airth railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Airth railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK2 8SG. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.