Gleneagles railway station

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Gleneagles

Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Eagas [1]
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General information
Location Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates 56°16′30″N3°43′52″W / 56.2750°N 3.7310°W / 56.2750; -3.7310
Grid reference NN929105
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGLE
History
Original company Scottish Central Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMSR
Key dates
14 March 1856Opened as Crieff Junction
1 April 1912Renamed Gleneagles
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 87,772
Blackford
Line open; Station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Scottish Central Railway
  Auchterarder
Line open; Station closed
Terminus  Caledonian Railway
Crieff Junction Railway
  Tullibardine
Line and Station closed

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References

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. Butt 1995 , p. 71
  3. Butt 1995 , pp. 71, 104
  4. "Upgrading Gleneagles Station for 2014 | Transport Scotland". www.transport.gov.scot. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. GB National Rail Timetable May–December 2023, Table 212 (Network Rail)

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