Dunblane railway station
Dunblane 
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The now demolished pedestrian overpass
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| Location | |
| Place | Dunblane |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Coordinates | 56°11′09″N 3°57′57″W / 56.1857°N 3.9657°WCoordinates: 56°11′09″N 3°57′57″W / 56.1857°N 3.9657°W |
| Grid reference | NN780009 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DBL |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.495 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.504 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.509 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.534 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.539 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Scottish Central Railway and Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR |
| 22 May 1848 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunblane from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Dunblane railway station serves the town of Dunblane in central Scotland. It is located on the former Scottish Central Railway, between Stirling and Perth and opened with the line in 1848.
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 and the third that serves 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 & cross over to the southbound track before heading back down to the station.The signal box in question now operates only the points and signals here.
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'.
In September 2014, a new footbridge opened with the original footbridge removed.
The train operating company that serves Dunblane station is Abellio ScotRail. Trains generally leave for Edinburgh at 28 and 58 minutes past the hour, and for Glasgow Queen Street at 13 minutes past the hour, though this is supplemented by trains from the north. These trains serve all intermediate stations en route, whereas the services from further afield serve principal stations only.
Four trains each way between Glasgow Queen Street and Inverness, 146 miles (235 km) away, stop here along with a number of services to either Dundee or Aberdeen.
On Sundays, there is a local hourly service to Edinburgh and hourly calls each way by the Aberdeen to Glasgow service, along with three Inverness to Glasgow (and vice versa) services. The southbound Virgin Trains East Coast service between Inverness and London Kings Cross also stops here.
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