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Location | Stirling, Stirling Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 56°07′12″N3°56′06″W / 56.1201°N 3.9351°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS797935 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 9 | ||||
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Station code | STG | ||||
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1848 | Opened | ||||
1913 | Rebuilt [2] | ||||
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Listed Building –Category A | |||||
Designated | 3 February 1978 | ||||
Reference no. | LB41131 [3] | ||||
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Stirling railway station is a railway station located in Stirling,Scotland. It is located on the former Caledonian Railway main line between Glasgow and Perth. It is the junction for the branch line to Alloa and is also served by trains on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and long-distance services to Dundee and Aberdeen and to Inverness via the Highland Main Line.
Stirling was first connected to the Scottish Central Railway,with southbound services to Greenhill commencing on 1 March 1848 and northbound services to Perth on 22 May 1848. [4] In 1853 the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway opened a station known as Stirling East,directly next to the main station. The Forth and Clyde Junction Railway opened a line to Balloch Central three years later serving the main station. Through services to/from the Callander and Oban Railway also served the station from 1870.
Following a competition,the current station buildings were constructed by Caledonian Railway in 1912-15 by James Miller and William A. Paterson,at a cost of £36,291. [5] They have undergone several refurbishments (with minor layout changes),the most recent change being the installation of lifts to enable better access to the footbridge linking Platform 2 with Platforms 3 to 8.
The line to Balloch lost its passenger services in 1934 and closed as a through route in 1942,although the section from Stirling to Port of Menteith remained open for freight until 1959. The main line from Stirling to Dunfermline was not scheduled for closure under the Beeching Axe,but it was nevertheless closed in 1968. It has since been partly reopened as far as Alloa (see below). Oban services via the C&O line ended with the Beeching cuts in 1965,and the main terminus in Glasgow for services from Stirling changed from the former C.R. station at Buchanan Street to Queen Street the following year.
In 1968 Stirling East Station and Stirling Station were formally merged.
A Motorail service ran between London and Stirling until 1989. [6]
In 2008,the travel centre was refurbished to improve disabled access,including power-assisted entrance doors,a wheelchair-accessible counter,and improved customer information systems. In 2009,a shelter was erected on Platforms 9 and 10,and LED display boards replaced the CRT screens,including new displays for Platforms 9 and 10 and the bay Platforms 7 and 8. (Up to c.1988,a large flip-dot display was located above the main concourse;this was removed and the space filled in with a large "Welcome to Stirling Station" sign.) From December 2009,automated announcements were provided,replacing the manual announcements made from the supervisor's office on Platform 3. In 2013,a new public address system was installed. [7] In 2018,work began to refurbish the footbridge. It was raised to allow the tracks underneath to be electrified,and lifts installed to allow step-free access to platform 9. [8] The refurbished bridge was opened on 9 September 2019. [9]
The station building was constructed in 1915 by James Miller,replacing the original 1848 structure designed by Andrew Heiton, [10] and is listed by Historic Environment Scotland as a Category A listed building. [11] Miller's design continues the circular spaces and flowing curves of his celebrated Wemyss Bay station.
The station houses a Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) from the British Transport Police. Currently two officers work from Stirling and cover Stirling,Alloa,Bridge of Allan,Camelon,Dunblane,Falkirk High,Falkirk Grahamston and Larbert.
The Stirling Area Command of the Forth Valley Division of Police Scotland cover the territorial area the Stirling NPT cover and will assist when the BTP officers are not available.
Trains operate north to Dunblane (three trains per hour),to Perth,Dundee and Aberdeen (hourly),Inverness (four trains per day),south west to Glasgow Queen Street (three trains per hour),and east to Edinburgh Waverley (half-hourly). [12] The service to Alloa and Dunfermline was withdrawn in October 1968,but the reopening of the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link partially restored that service with an hourly service from Glasgow to Alloa as an extension of the Croy Line services. This utilises the existing DMU from Glasgow,which previously spent considerable time in one of the bay platforms at Stirling with engines idling,but now utilises the layover time to make the return trip to &from Alloa.
Most services are operated by ScotRail;with two trains per day southbound to London Kings Cross and one train per day northbound to Inverness operated by London North Eastern Railway (a second northbound service terminates at Stirling);and one train per day Sunday –Friday southbound to London Euston and northbound to Inverness operated by Caledonian Sleeper. The station has nine platforms,though they are ordered 2 to 10. The site of Platform 1 is now occupied by a car park;the platforms were not renumbered. The bay platforms at the north end of the station (Platforms 4 and 5) survive but are not available to passenger trains. The bay platforms at the south end of the station (Platforms 7 and 8) are not normally used for weekday services,but the first services of the day use trains that have been stabled there overnight and they have been fitted with passenger information displays.
A major Scottish area timetable recast in 2018 backed by Transport Scotland will see improved journey times from Stirling to both Edinburgh and Glasgow and more frequent services to Gleneagles,Dundee,Perth and Inverness. [13] The lines from Glasgow to Alloa and from Polmont to Dunblane are also due to be resignalled and electrified by 2018 as part of the rolling modernisation work associated with the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme.[ needs update ]
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Falkirk Grahamston | London North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line | Dunblane or Terminus | ||
Larbert | ScotRail Edinburgh–Dunblane Line | Bridge of Allan | ||
Dunblane | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper | Falkirk Grahamston (Southbound only) | ||
Edinburgh Waverley (Northbound only) | Caledonian Sleeper Highland Caledonian Sleeper | Dunblane | ||
Larbert | ScotRail Croy Line | Alloa | ||
ScotRail Croy Line | Bridge of Allan | |||
Glasgow Queen Street | ScotRail Glasgow to Aberdeen Line Highland Main Line | Gleneagles | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Bannockburn Line open; Station closed | Caledonian Railway Scottish Central Railway | Bridge of Allan Line and Station open | ||
Terminus | North British Railway Stirling and Dunfermline Railway | Causewayhead (Stirling) Line open; station closed | ||
Terminus | North British Railway Forth and Clyde Junction Railway | Gargunnock Line and station closed |
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