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Kinross Junction railway station

Kinross Junction railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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1 h–2 h

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.

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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.

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Coordinates
56.2085, -3.4337

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Where is Kinross Junction railway station?
Kinross Junction railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2085°, -3.4337°.