Gleneagles railway station

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Gleneagles

Gleann Eagas

Location

Place

Auchterarder

Local authority

Perth and Kinross

Operations

Station code

GLE

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

21,828

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gleneagles from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Gleneagles railway station serves the town of Auchterarder in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1919 following their takeover of the Scottish Central Railway. The Caledonian Railway built the nearby Gleneagles Hotel, which opened in 1925. The hotel served as the location for the G8 summit in 2005 and is a well known golf resort; Gleneagles will host the 2014 Ryder Cup.

Although the station provided the interchange with Crieff Junction Railway which opened on 13 March 1856, Crieff Junction, slightly further north east was at the junction of the lines. The branch closed on 6 July 1964.

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The footbridge which is an integral part of the station buildings

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Train times and station information for Gleneagles railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		Following station
Stirling	National Express East Coast East Coast Main Line	Perth
Dunblane	First ScotRail Edinburgh–Dunblane Line	Perth for Highland Main Line
Dunblane	First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper	Perth
Historical Railways
Blackford Line open; Station closed	Scottish Central Railway	Crieff Junction Line open; Station closed
Terminus	Crieff Junction Railway	Crieff Junction Line open; Station closed