Bridge of Allan railway station

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General information
Location	Stirling
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BEA
History
Original company	Scottish Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
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

Bridge of Allan railway station is located in Scotland 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 by British Rail 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 trains per hour in each direction to Stirling and Dunblane. Southbound trains continue to either Edinburgh Waverley (half-hourly) or Glasgow Queen Street (hourly, with some peak extras). A limited number of northbound trains continue beyond Dunblane to either Dundee or Inverness. On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction on the Edinburgh to Dunblane route but there are no direct trains to/from Glasgow.

Train services are operated by 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.

Electrification of the Glasgow/Edinburgh - Stirling - Dunblane section is due to take place by 2018, which will see the DMUs currently in use here replaced by electric rolling stock.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stirling		Abellio ScotRail Edinburgh to Dunblane Line		Dunblane
Stirling		Abellio 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. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.