Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Balquhidder railway station
Balquhidder railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Angela Mudge — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Balquhidder 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
Balquhidder was a railway station around two miles south of Lochearnhead, Stirling (district). It was where the Callander and Oban Railway was joined by the Comrie, St Fillans & Lochearnhead Railway from Crieff.
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Background
Visiting
When opened as part of the Callander and Oban Railway on 1 June 1870, Balquhidder station was called Lochearnhead. The station was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the station. The station was renamed as Balquhidder on 1 July 1904. To the north was a goods yard, which opened before the station in 1868 and on the southbound platform was the station building. It also had a signal box, which opened in 1890. Balquhidder station was relocated slightly further south on 18 December 1904 in preparation for it becoming a junction with the Comrie, St Fillans & Lochearnhead Railway. Upon the opening of the junction on 1 May…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3592, -4.3098
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- FK19 8NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Sources
- wikidata: Q4852512 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balquhidder railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balquhidder railway station?
- Balquhidder railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK19 8NX).
- Is Balquhidder railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Balquhidder railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Balquhidder railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK19 8NX. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.