Bridge of Allan railway station

Bridge of Allan
Location
Place	Bridge of Allan
Local authority	Stirling
Coordinates	56.157°N 3.957°W / 56.157; -3.957
Operations
Station code	BEA
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *	0.107 million
2004/05 *	0.131 million
2005/06 *	0.167 million
2006/07 *	0.192 million
2007/08 *	0.224 million
2008/09 *	0.238 million
History
Original company	Scottish Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
22 May 1848	Original station opened
1 November 1965	Original station closed to passengers
13 May 1985	New station opened to the south of the original site
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bridge of Allan from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Bridge of Allan railway station is located between Stirling and Dunblane on the Highland Main Line, Glasgow to Aberdeen Line and Edinburgh to Dunblane Line.

History

The station in 1974

The original station was built by the Scottish Central Railway was situated to the north of the A9 road and opened on 22 May 1848. The small station yard on the east (southbound) side of the line, long disused, has been used for new residential accommodation, and the old station house also remains in residential use. On 1 November 1965 the station was closed.

The new station, immediately to the south of the A9, was opened on 13 May 1985. This has allowed better facilities for car parking to be provided. Reopening followed an increase in population and employment in the area, partly due to the relatively new University of Stirling situated to the east of Bridge of Allan.

Services

It is served by three or four trains per hour in each direction to the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Train services are operated by First ScotRail, consisting mainly of Class 158 or Class 170 diesel multiple units, and occasionally a Class 156. The station is equipped with a passenger information system and waiting shelters.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stirling		First ScotRail Edinburgh to Dunblane Line		Dunblane
Stirling		First ScotRail Croy Line		Dunblane
	Historical railways
Stirling Line and station open		Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway		Dunblane Line and Station open

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.