Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Dumgoyne railway station
Dumgoyne railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Sutcliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Dumgoyne 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
Dumgoyne railway station served the village of Killearn, Stirling, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Blane Valley Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened on 1 July 1867 as Killearn by the Blane Valley Railway. It was originally the terminus station until the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway extended the line northwards to and Gartness Junction (on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway), this section opening on 1 October 1882, at which point this station's name was changed to Killearn (Old). The station's name was changed again to Dumgoyne Hill on 1 April 1896 and to Dumgoyne on 28 September 1897. Glengoyne Distillery was also to the east. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1951 and to goods traffic on 5 October 1959.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0212, -4.3714
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- G63 9LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Sources
- wikidata: Q79802706 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dumgoyne railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dumgoyne railway station?
- Dumgoyne railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode G63 9LA).
- Is Dumgoyne railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Dumgoyne railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dumgoyne railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G63 9LA. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.