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Dumgoyne railway station

Dumgoyne railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Dumgoyne 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

Dumgoyne railway station served the village of Killearn, Stirling, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Blane Valley Railway.

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Background

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1867 as Killearn by the Blane Valley Railway. It was originally the terminus station until the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway extended the line northwards to and Gartness Junction (on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway), this section opening on 1 October 1882, at which point this station's name was changed to Killearn (Old). The station's name was changed again to Dumgoyne Hill on 1 April 1896 and to Dumgoyne on 28 September 1897. Glengoyne Distillery was also to the east. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1951 and to goods traffic on 5 October 1959.

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Coordinates
56.0212, -4.3714

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Where is Dumgoyne railway station?
Dumgoyne railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0212°, -4.3714°.