Edinburgh–Dunblane line | |
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Overview | |
System | National Rail |
Locale |
Edinburgh Falkirk Stirling Scotland |
Operation | |
Owner | National Rail |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The Edinburgh–Dunblane line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It links the city of Edinburgh via Falkirk to the city of Stirling, Lecropt (from Bridge of Allan) and the town of Dunblane. At Edinburgh Park this line joins the Edinburgh Crossrail line.
This line connects into other services in several locations:
The services on this line were run by First ScotRail, now run by Abellio Scotrail. The vast majority of services are worked by Class 158 and Class 170 DMUs, with some services being provided by Class 156s. The Polmont–Dunblane section of the route is due to be electrified by 2018, when new EMUs will take over the operation of most services.
The route built in several stages: