Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
Falls of Cruachan railway station
Falls of Cruachan railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
David Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
About
Falls of Cruachan 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
Falls of Cruachan railway station is a railway station located at the foot of Ben Cruachan in Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway. It is sited between Taynuilt and Loch Awe, sited 52 miles 69 chains (85.1 km) from Callander via Glen Ogle. ScotRail manage the station and operate all services.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station (on the lower slopes of Ben Cruachan, above Loch Awe) opened on 1 October 1893 with a single platform, but was later closed on 1 November 1965. The station was reopened on 20 June 1988.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3940, -5.1126
- Address
- Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 |chapter=Gaelic/English Station Index }}</ref>
- Opening
- Mar-Oct
Sources
- wikidata: Q5432514 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Falls of Cruachan railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Falls of Cruachan railway station?
- Falls of Cruachan railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.3940°, -5.1126°.
- Who owns Falls of Cruachan railway station?
- Falls of Cruachan railway station is owned by ScotRail.
- What are the opening hours for Falls of Cruachan railway station?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Mar-Oct. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.