Bridge of Allan

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Bridge of Allan (1985-)

Station code: BEA National Rail ScotRail
Where: Stirling, Scotland
Opened on the Scottish Central Railway.
Open on the Glasgow to Perth.

Description

This is a two platform station opened to the south of the original Bridge of Allan [1st] station. It has a car park and waiting shelters.

The line between Stirling and Perth is supported and promoted by the Strathallan Community Rail Partnership.

Tags

Station




Chronology Dates

15/05/1919Scottish Central Railway
Caledonian Railway agrees to sell water supply to the Bridge of Allan council.
13/05/1985Scottish Central Railway
Bridge of Allan station re-opened on a new site to the immediate south of the old station, Bridge of Allan [1st]. The station included a large car park.

News items

08/12/2021Closure of Bridge of Allan railway station called 'nonsensical' [Daily Record]
18/01/2021Broken down train causes knock-on disruption on Highland mainline [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
31/08/2012Engineers work overnight to clear blocked rail line after landslip [STV]
29/08/2012Heavy rains hit parts of Scotland [BBC News]

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North of Scotland v. 15 (Regional railway history series)

An Illustrated History of Tayside's Railways

Bradshaw's Guides Scotlands Railways West Coast - Carlisle to Inverness: 5

Scottish Central Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History)