Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Gleneagles railway station
Also known as: Stéisean Ghleann Eagas, Stèisean Ghleann Eagas
Gleneagles railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Donald MacDonald — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Gleneagles 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
Gleneagles railway station serves the town of Auchterarder in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
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Background
History
The station was opened by the Scottish Central Railway on 14 March 1856 and was originally named Crieff Junction.. The branch northwestward to was opened (by the Crieff Junction Railway company) on the same day. On 1 April 1912 it was renamed Gleneagles. The station was rebuilt and the junction remodelled by the Caledonian Railway in 1919 following their takeover of the Scottish Central Railway. The Caledonian Railway built the nearby Gleneagles Hotel, which opened in 1925. The hotel served as the location for the G8 summit in 2005 and is a well-known golf resort; Gleneagles hosted the 2014 Ryder Cup. In anticipation of the 2014 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles railway station underwent a major…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2750, -3.7310
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH3 1JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Sources
- wikidata: Q2201588 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gleneagles railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gleneagles railway station?
- Gleneagles railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH3 1JN).
- Who owns Gleneagles railway station?
- Gleneagles railway station is owned by ScotRail.
- Is Gleneagles railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Gleneagles railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gleneagles railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH3 1JN. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.