Heritage railway stations · Central Scotland
Aberfoyle railway station
In or near Brig o' Turk.
Aberfoyle railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Brian MacLennan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Aberfoyle 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
Aberfoyle railway station served the village of Aberfoyle in Scotland between 1882 and 1951.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened by the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway on 1 August 1882 as the terminus of a short branch line from Buchlyvie on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. The line was absorbed into the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939. It became part of the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The line and station closed to passengers on 1 October 1951 and to freight on 5 October 1959. |lightcol= }}
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1776, -4.3830
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- FK8 3UQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Phone
- +44 1877 382850
- Official site
- www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4667080 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Aberfoyle railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Scottish Wool Centre
Natural landmarks · 0.1 km
Forth Bridge, Aberfoyle
Historic bridges · 0.2 km
Aberfoyle
Film & TV locations · 0.2 km
Aberfoyle Village Hall
Memorials & monuments · 0.2 km
St Mary's Church, Main Street, Aberfoyle
Historic churches · 0.2 km
Aberfoyle Bike Park
Parks · 0.4 km
Old Parish Church and Churchyard, Manse Road, Aberfoyle
Historic churches · 0.5 km
Womens Timber Corps Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.6 km
Aberfoyle War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.8 km
Doon Hill
Mountains & hills · 0.8 km
Aberfoyle Parish Church, Lochard Road, Aberfoyle
Historic churches · 0.8 km
Kirkton Hill
Mountains & hills · 1.1 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aberfoyle railway station?
- Aberfoyle railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK8 3UQ).
- What is Aberfoyle railway station?
- Aberfoyle railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Aberfoyle railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode FK8 3UQ.
- Is Aberfoyle railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Aberfoyle railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Aberfoyle railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK8 3UQ. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.