On the first of March 1848 Scottish Central Railway opened the line from Scottish Central Junction (Greenhill) to Stirling with stations at Greenhill, Larbert, Bannockburn and Stirling.
Later that year, on the 22nd May the line from Stirling to Perth was opened by Scottish Central Railway. This was the railway that would cut Cornton in half. The line had stations at Bridge of Allan, Dunblane, Kinbuck, Greenloaning, Auchterarder, Dunning, Forteviot, Forgandenny and finally Perth.
On 28th August 1850 Stirling and Dunfermline Railway and Forth Ironworks Railway opened a line from Oakley to Alloa and from Dunfermline to Alloa for passengers. A branch to Alloa Harbour was used by passengers travelling to Stirling who would complete their journey by boat along the Forth.
On the 1st of July 1852 Stirling and Dunfermline Railway opened the line from Alloa to Stirling over the Scottish Railway’s Bridge to run south to Stirling East Station. This line which runs north/south along the eastern edge of Causewayhead, cutting Bridgehaugh farm from its fields, was closed to passengers in 1968 but was reopened 40 years later in 2008.
On 13th April 1853 an agreement was made between Scottish Central Railway and Forth and Clyde Junction Railway for the use of Stirling Station.
Information copied from the website “www.railscot.co.uk”
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