Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Struan railway station
In or near Killiecrankie.
Struan railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Blair Atholl · 7.1 km
- Free entry
About
Struan 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
Struan railway station served the village of Struan, Perthshire, Scotland from 1863 to 1965 on the Inverness and Perth Junction 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 9 September 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway. On 4 September 1877 a goods trains from Inverness was travelling between Dalnaspidal and Struan when 17 of the wagons became detached from the train owing to a failure of a coupling. As it was dark, the driver could not see what had happened but brought the front part of the train to a halt at Struan station. The detached portion was behind him on the descent and ran into the stationary front portion. Many wagons were destroyed and 18 sheep and 6 pigs were killed. The guard, Malcolm M’Farlane was badly injured and conveyed to Dr Irvine in Pitlochry. In the early hours of Thursday 21 October 1897 a fire…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.7673, -3.9653
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH18 5UB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
- Nearest railway station
- Blair Atholl — 7.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q42377454 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Struan railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Struan railway station?
- Struan railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH18 5UB).
- What is Struan railway station?
- Struan railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Struan railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Blair Atholl, about 7.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode PH18 5UB.
- Is Struan railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Struan railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Struan railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Blair Atholl, about 7.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PH18 5UB.