Bridge of Allan railway station
Bridge of Allan railway station is a railway station located in the town of Bridge of Allan, north of Stirling, Scotland. It lies between Stirling and Dunblane on the Highland Main Line, Glasgow to Aberdeen Line and Edinburgh to Dunblane Line.
Bridge of Allan  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Ailein[1] | |
 The station after electrification, looking south towards Stirling | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bridge of Allan |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Coordinates | 56.1566°N 3.9573°W |
| Grid reference | NS785977 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BEA |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2014/15 |  |
| 2015/16 | |
| 2016/17 |  |
| 2017/18 | |
| 2018/19 | |
| History | |
| Original company | Scottish Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 22 May 1848[2] | Original station opened |
| 1 November 1965[2] | Original station closed to passengers |
| 13 May 1985[2] | New station opened to the south of the original site |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * 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 and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
History
The original station, built by the Scottish Central Railway, was situated to the north of the A9 road and opened on 22 May 1848.[2] 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[2] the station was closed.
The new station, immediately to the south of the A9, was opened on 13 May 1985.[2] 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).[3] 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 385, Class 170 and occasionally a Class 43. The station is equipped with a passenger information system and waiting shelters.
Electrification of the Edinburgh–Dunblane line took place in 2018, which resulted in the DMUs used on this line being replaced by electric rolling stock.
| Preceding station | |
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
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt 1995, p. 43.
- GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 230
Sources
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
