Dunblane railway station
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| Dunblane | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Dunblane | ||
| Local authority | Stirling | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DBL | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 399,451 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunblane (source) | |||
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Dunblane railway station serves the town of Dunblane in the central Scotland.
It has three platforms, one which serves as a terminus for trains from Glasgow (Queen Street) and Edinburgh, one which serves trains heading north to Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness. The last of the three platforms serves trains heading to Glasgow and Edinburgh, including those that terminate at Dunblane (which travel up the northbound track to the signal box, before heading back down into the station. The signal box in question now operates only the points and signals at Dunblane station.
The station is staffed by one person who runs the ticket office and does most jobs around the station. Several plants have been placed around the station by a voluntary group known as Dunblane in Bloom.
[edit] Services
The train company that serves Dunblane station is First ScotRail. Trains generally leave for Edinburgh at 37 and 47 minutes past the hour, and for Glasgow Queen Street at 17 minutes past the hour, though this is supplemented by trains from the north.
Three trains from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness, 235 km (146 miles) away, stop at Dunblane and four Glasgow to Aberdeen trains per day stop there also.
[edit] Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway
Dunblane used to be a junction where the present line and the Dunblane, Doune & Callander Railway diverged. This connected at Callander to the Callander and Oban Railway. The line was axed in the Beeching cuts, being formally closed on 5 November 1965.
The trackbed from Dunblane to Callander and onwards to Crianlarich is now a cycle path.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Dunblane railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Dunblane railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Bridge of Allan | First ScotRail |
Gleneagles | ||
| Stirling | First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Gleneagles | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Bridge of Allan Line and Station open |
Scottish Central Railway | Kinbuck Line open; Station closed |
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| Terminus | Dunblane, Doune & Callander Railway | Doune Line and Station closed |
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