Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Balgowan railway station
Balgowan railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
James Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Balgowan 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
Balgowan railway station served the village of Balgowan, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Opened on 21 May 1866 by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway and then later absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, the station was closed to passenger traffic by the British Railways Board on 1 October 1951. }}
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3854, -3.6359
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH1 3RQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q4850795 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balgowan railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balgowan railway station?
- Balgowan railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH1 3RQ).
- Is Balgowan railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Balgowan railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Balgowan railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH1 3RQ. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.