Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Menstrie and Glenochil railway station
Menstrie and Glenochil railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Menstrie and Glenochil 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
Menstrie and Glenochil railway station served the village of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, from 1863 to 1954 on the Alva 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 3 June 1863 by the Alva Railway. On the east side were the station buildings and to the east was the goods yard. Further to the east was Glenochil Distillery, which was served by stabling sidings. It was known as Menstry in the Dunfermline Press when it first opened. It was also known as Menstrie and Glenochil in the 1900 and 1933 revisions of the North British Railway timetable and in the 1904 edition of the handbook of stations. This was changed to Menstrie and Tullibody in the May 1948 edition. Its name was officially changed to Menstrie and Glenochil in April 1954. The station closed on 1 November 1954.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1502, -3.8453
- District
- Clackmannanshire
- Postcode
- FK11 7HT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
Sources
- wikidata: Q111936436 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Menstrie and Glenochil railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Menstrie and Glenochil railway station?
- Menstrie and Glenochil railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK11 7HT).
- Is Menstrie and Glenochil railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Menstrie and Glenochil railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Menstrie and Glenochil railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK11 7HT. It sits within the Alloa and Grangemouth parliamentary constituency.