Dunblane railway station serves the town of Dunblane, in central Scotland. It is a stop on the former Scottish Central Railway, between Stirling and Perth, and opened with the line in 1848. It is the northernmost station on the National Rail network to be electrified.
History Dunblane used to be a junction where the present line and the Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway diverged. This connected at Callander to the Callander and Oban Railway. The line was closed as part of the Beeching cuts, with the Dunblane–Callander section formally closing on 1 November 1965. Traffic beyond Callander had ended earlier, after a landslide in Glen Ogle on 27 September 1965.
Parts of the trackbed from near Dunblane to Doune and from Callander to Killin are now cycle paths.
A short section of track remains on the branch; it is used for storing track maintenance machines and diesel multiple units.
Facilities
The station has three platforms: a terminus for trains from/to and trains heading north to , , and trains heading south to Glasgow and Edinburgh. These include those that terminate at Dunblane, which travel up the northbound line to the signal box to reverse and cross over to the southbound track before heading back down to the station.
The signal box now operates only the points and signals here. As part of the now completed electrification, the semaphore signals formerly operated by the signal box within the sections electrified (i.e. not to the north of the station) have been replaced with single aspect electrical signals.
The station has the following facilities: Passenger information system Automatic ticket machine (on platform 1) Ticket office and waiting room (Monday-Saturday mornings) CCTV Waiting shelters and benches Limited car parking Parking to the west in the former goods sidings area, in conjunction with Tesco supermarket parking Help point.
In September 2014, a new footbridge opened with improved accessibility, and the original footbridge removed.Dunblane station's new £3m footbridge opens for Ryder Cup Network Rail 23 September 2014 The listed footbridge was re-erected at the heritage Bridge of Dun railway station.
Several plants have been placed around the station by a voluntary group known as Dunblane in Bloom.
Services
Dunblane is served by three train operating companies, which provide the following general pattern in trains per hour/week:
ScotRail 2 tph to , via 1 tph to , via 1 tph to , via 2 tpd to .
Caledonian Sleeper 1 tpd to 1 tpd to
London North Eastern Railway 1 tpw to .
See also Public transport in Perth and Kinross Dunblane Hotel, formerly the station's hotel
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Video footage of the station