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Dunkeld & Birnam railway station

Dunkeld & Birnam railway station serves the town of and village of in , Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, 15 miles 31 chains north of and is the first stop on the line north of there, before .
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Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Birnam, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “DKD”, “Dunkeld and Birnam railway station”, “Dunkeld And Birnam Railway Station”, and “Dunkeld and Birnam Station”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birnam Arts and Birnam Oak.

Community center
Photo: Grahamstephen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multipurpose arts centre in , , central Scotland. It is also known as the and Conference Centre, and was originally named the Birnam Institute. It is a not for profit organisation owned by the community. is situated 700 feet north of Dunkeld & Birnam railway station.

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an example of Sessile oak at , Scotland. Sometimes known as Macbeth's oak, as it is a relic of Birnam Wood, mentioned in William Shakespeare's play, the tree is found in a strip of woodland on the south bank of the . is situated 1,800 feet north of Dunkeld & Birnam railway station.

Bridge
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a bridge, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Dunkeld & Birnam railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birnam and Dunkeld.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village in the Highland part of , which grew up in the 19th century as a resort town when the railway reached it. It's on the west bank of the River Tay, which here makes an S-bend, so it becomes the south bank.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Highland part of , Scotland, on the east bank of the River Tay The village of is on the opposite bank, connected by the Telford Bridge; the combined population in 2021 was 1350.

Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
is a National Trust for Scotland-protected site in , Perth and Kinross. Located just to the west of the A9, it sits on the banks of the in Craigvinean Forest.

Dunkeld & Birnam railway station

Latitude
56.55658° or 56° 33′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.57752° or 3° 34′ 39″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“DKD”
Open location code
9C8RHC4C+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6768774851
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6952492
Wiki­data ID
Q2316920
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Dunkeld & Birnam railway station” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dunkeld & Birnam railway station”. Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.