The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway was a railway in Clackmannanshire

Clackmannanshire

Clackmannanshire, often abbreviated to Clacks is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'....

 and Fife

Fife

Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 connecting the stations in Stirling

Stirling

Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...

 and Dunfermline

Dunfermline

Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...

. It had a branch line from Alloa to Tillicoultry.

Closure

Passenger services were withdrawn on Saturday 5 October 1968 with freight services continuing until the early 1980s although the line to the west of Alloa remained in situ.

Re-opening

Under Scottish Executive funding and to relieve congestion on the Forth Railway Bridge the line between Stirling

Stirling

Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...

 and Alloa was reopened to passenger traffic. Construction work started in 2005, with tracklaying commencing at the end of September 2006.

The line re-opened to freight traffic between Stirling and Alloa in April 2008. The line re-opened to passenger traffic on 19 May 2008 with pre-opening charters on 15 May 2008.

Connections to other railways

• Scottish Central Railway
  Scottish Central Railway
  The Scottish Central Railway was formed in 1845 to link the Caledonian Railway near Castlecary to the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Perth...
  
   at Stirling
  Stirling railway station, Scotland
  Stirling railway station is a railway station located in Stirling, Scotland.- History :Stirling was first connected to the Scottish Central Railway in 1848. Lines were operated by the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway and the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway...
  
  
• Alva Railway at Cambus Junction (west of Cambus station)
• Alloa Railway
  Alloa Railway
  The Alloa Railway was authorised on 11 August 1879 to link the South Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.- History :...
  
   at Alloa West Junction
• Kincardine Line
  Kincardine Line
  The Kincardine Line was a railway in Clackmannanshire and Fife, Scotland connecting the stations in Alloa and near Dunfermline along the north shore of the Firth of Forth. A short branch line ran from Charlestown Junction to Charlestown on the shore of the Forth...
  
   at Kincardine Junction between and
• Alloa Waggonway
  Alloa Waggonway
  Alloa Waggonway was a railway line of about 3' 3" gauge running around the Alloa area, Scotland. It was opened in either 1766 or 1768 and ran from Alloa Harbour and up through Sauchie to Devon Colliery north of Fishcross. There were numerous branches. An early one to Collyland required an inclined...
  
   in the Alloa area ; not connected, gauge about 3 feet 3 inches
• Sauchie Waggonway between Kincardine Junction and Clackmannan Road; not connected, gauge about 3 feet 3 inches
• Townhill Tramway west of Dunfermline Upper
• Dunfermline Branch of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway
  Edinburgh and Northern Railway
  The Edinburgh and Northern Railway was a Scottish railway company. It was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1845. It operated services between Burntisland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, Perth and Tayport, with a junction at Ladybank...
  
   at Dunfermline Upper

Sources

• RAILSCOT on Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
• British Railways Scottish Region sectional appendix to the Working Timetable and Books of Rules and Regulations : Section 1 - East