Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Kinross Junction railway station
Kinross Junction railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
William Starkey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Kinross Junction 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
Kinross Junction railway station served the burgh of Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1860 to 1970 on the Fife and Kinross Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first station opened as Kinross on 20 August 1858 by the North British Railway. It closed in 1860 but a second station opened in the same year as Hopefield. It was renamed Kinross Junction on 1 October 1871 when the Devon Valley Railway opened. It was closed and resited 200 yd north in 1890. The signal box was to the south. It replaced the north signal box, which was burned down in the 1890s. The station closed on 5 January 1970.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.2085, -3.4337
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- KY13 8NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q101003899 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kinross Junction railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinross Junction railway station?
- Kinross Junction railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY13 8NE).
- Is Kinross Junction railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Kinross Junction railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kinross Junction railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY13 8NE. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.