Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Killearn railway station
Killearn railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Killearn 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
Killearn railway station served the village of Killearn, Stirling, Scotland from 1882 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 opened as Killearn (New) on 2 October 1882 by the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway when it extended the Blane Valley Railway northwards from to Gartness Junction (on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway). The station's name changed to Killearn on 1 April 1896 when Killearn (Old) was renamed Dumgoyne Hill. To the west was the goods yard. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939. 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
- 56.0383, -4.3939
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- G63 9PE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Established
- 1882
Sources
- wikidata: Q79802708 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Killearn railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Killearn railway station?
- Killearn railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode G63 9PE).
- When was Killearn railway station built?
- Built or established in 1882.
- Is Killearn railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Killearn railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Killearn railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G63 9PE. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.