RAILSCOT | Towns, populations and possible future stations.

RAILSCOT | Towns, populations and possible future stations.

Towns with a railway but without a station (2% of Scottish population)
Towns which were formerly served by a railway (14% of Scottish population)

**Towns with a railway but without a station**
Town	Population	Notes
TOTAL	118740	This equates to 2% of the whole population of Scotland.
Culloden	7780	Closed station on Perth-Inverness main line.
Ballingry	5830	Not far from the freight only Westfield-Thornton line.
Cockenzie	5640	Just north of the East Coast Mainline at Prestonpans.
Hurlford & Crookedholm	4940	Closed station to the south east of Kilmarnock on the Kilmarnock-Dumfries-Carlisle line.
Mauchline	4120	Closed station on the Kilmarnock-Dumfries-Carlisle line.
Auchterarder	3960	Closed station near Gleneagles on the Stirling-Perth line.
Clackmannan	3430	Closed station on the currently mothballed but to be re-opened Alloa-Longannet-Dunfermline line.
Overtown	3310	Closed station a short distance from Wishaw station on the Motherwell-Carlisle line.
Newtonhill	3120	Closed station on the Dundee-Aberdeen line.
Kincardine	3080	Closed station on the currently mothballed but to be re-opened Alloa-Longannet-Dunfermline line.
Drongan	3010	Closed station on the freight only Annbank-Killoch line.
Law	2920	Closed station on the Motherwell-Carlisle line.
Conon Bridge	2810	Closed station on the Inverness-Dingwall section of the Far North Lines.
Winchburgh	2570	Closed station on the Edinburgh-Glasgow main line.
Cairneyhill	2500	No station on the freight only Longannet-Dunfermline section of the Alloa-Longannet-Dunfermline line.
Shandon	2290	Closed station on the West Highland Line.
Bridge of Earn	2280	Closed station on the Perth-Ladybank line.
Patna	2170	Closed station on the Ayr-Waterside freight only line.
Kintore	2140	Closed station on the Inverness-Aberdeen line.
Mossblown	2030	Close to Annbank on the Ayr-Mauchline freight only line.
Newburgh (Fife)	1980	Closed station on the Perth-Ladybank line.
Menstrie	1960	Closed station on the freight only mothballed Cambus-Menstrie line.
Laurencekirk	1910	Closed station on the Dundee-Aberdeen line.
Tarbolton	1900	Closed station on the Ayr-Mauchline freight only line.
Lhanbryde	1800	Closed station on the Inverness-Aberdeen line.
Plean	1770	Closed station on the Stirling-Larbert line.
Kinloss	1760	Closed station on the Inverness-Aberdeen line.
East Linton	1680	Closed station on the East Coast Mainline.
Eastriggs	1660	No station on the Dumfries-Carlisle line.
Burghead	1630	Closed station on the freight only Alves-Burghead line.
Thornhill (Dumfries & Galloway)	1570	Closed station on the Kilmarnock-Dumfries-Carlisle line. The former station still stands here by the signalbox and a new passing loop. The station could be re-opened but would clearly slow services on what is essentially a long distance moderately high speed line with an extra halt.
Glenboig	1560	Closed station on the Glasgow-Cumbernauld line.
Luncarty	1520	Closed station on the Perth-Inverness line.
Ratho	1510	Closed station on the Edinburgh-Glasgow main line.
Carnwath	1500	Closed station on the Carstairs-Edinburgh line.
Stanley	1460	Closed station on the Perth-Inverness line.
Limekilns	1410	By terminus of closed freight only Dunfermline-Charlestown line.
Dalrymple	1380	Closed station on the Ayr-Stranraer line.
Kinglassie	1290	Not far from the freight only Westfield-Thornton line.
Pitmedden	1250	Closed station on the Inverness-Aberdeen line.
Errol	1140	Closed station on the Perth-Dundee line.
Evanton	1100	Closed station on the Far North Lines.
Symington	1080	Closed station on the Glasgow-Motherwell-Carlisle West Coast Main Line.
Ratho Station	1070	Closed station on the Edinburgh-Glasgow main line.
Hillside	970	Closed station on the Dundee-Aberdeen line.
Dunning	960	Closed station on the Stirling-Perth line.
Longforgan	930	Closed station on the Perth-Dundee line.
Abernethy	900	Closed station on the Perth-Ladybank line.
Dailly	890	Closed station on the Ayr-Stranraer line.
Annbank	870	Closed station on the freight only Ayr-Mauchline line.
Ecclefechan	790	Closed station on the Glasgow-Motherwell-Carlisle West Coast Main Line.
Cargenbridge	620	No station on mothballed freight-only Dumfries-Cargenbridge line.
Milton & Kildary	600	Closed station on the Far North Lines.
Kingseat	600	Near the freight only Thornton-Methil line.
Uplawmoor	590	Closed station on the Glasgow-Barrhead-Kilmarnock line.
Braco	580	Near the Stirling-Perth line.
Ayton	570	Closed station on the East Coast Mainline.
Dullatur	520	Closed station on the Edinburgh-Glasgow main line. A station could be re-opened here for local service but this would probably interfere with and delay the longer distance Edinburgh-Glasgow services.
Blackford	520	Closed station on the Stirling-Perth line.
Lumphanan	510	By the Dunfermline-Thornton line.
Forgandenny	500	Closed station on the Stirling-Perth line.

**Towns which were formerly served by a railway**
Town	Population	Notes
TOTAL	712700	This equates to 14% of the whole population of Scotland.
Dalkeith	38590	Once served by a through station (Eskbank and Dalkeith) and terminus (Dalkeith) on the former Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway which may be re-opened on the proposed Edinburgh-Tweedbank Waverley Route. The route to Dalkeith is intack except where crossed on the level by the Edinburgh Bypass just to the south of Millerhill. It is a disgrace that Dalkeith, a large town, is not connected to the railway network when the Millerhill Marshalling Yard is not far away to the north. Even should the proposed Waverley Route not be re-opened, the line as far as Dalkeith should. A station here with a large park and ride carpark would serve a very large population.
Buckhaven	30950	Was a terminus on the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway which was later extended east to Methil. Could be served by a parkway station at Cameron Bridge on the presently mathballed freight only Thornton-Methil.
Kirkintilloch	29340	Served to a limited extent by Bishopbriggs to the south. Could be served by re-opening the Lennoxtown Branch.
Bonnybridge	19640	Served by a through station on the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway, the terminus of the Bonnybridge (Canal) Branch and could be served by re-opening a station at Greenhill Upper on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway or a station at Greenhill Lower on the Scottish Central Railway.
Peterhead	17590	Terminus of the Maud-Peterhead line. Re-opening the Formartine and Buchan Railway from Dyce to Peterhead would be required to re-open this station. As the route is circuitrous and shorter by road this is unlikely purely for passengers.
St Andrews	14420	Once a terminus of a the short St Andrews Railway from Leuchars later extended south round the East Neuk of Fife and served by a through station on the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway. Often mentioned as a possible re-opening to passengers the chief problem is that such a line would be a new short branch rather than a station on a through route from Dundee-Edinburgh. Service could run from this terminus to Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Penicuik	14410	Penicuik was once served by three railways; the south by the Pencuik Railway, the north by the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway and the south was also poorly served by a distant station on the Peebles Railway. The north could be served by re-opening the line from Loanhead to Glencorse although the trackbed is partly landscaped and a large viaduct is missing at Milton Bridge. The south could be served by re-opening the line from Millerhill south to Dalkeith and then west and south to Rosewell and Penicuik. The route is intact except where it is crossed on the level by the Edinburgh Bypass just to the south of Millerhill and missing bridge over a new road just south west of Dalkeith.
Galashiels	14300	Galashiels was served by the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway which later became the Waverley Route on extension south to Carlisle. The route to Galashiels is intact except where is is crossed on the level by the Edinburgh Bypass just to the south of Millerhill, some landscaping south of Eskbank, Newtongrange, a missing overbridge at Lady Victoria, landscaping at Arniston, a missing bridge over a road at Arniston, housing built on the line at Gorebridge, landslips and drainage problems at Tynehead, missing roadbridge at Falahill, building on the line at Stow, and two missing viaducts north of Galashiels. Galashiels will be served by the proposed Waverley Route if re-opened.
Hawick	14300	Galashiels was served by the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway which later became the Waverley Route on extension south to Carlisle. Hawick is unlikely to be served by railways as the population between St Boswells and Hawick is low and between Carlisle and Hawick much lower.
Broxburn	13480	A number of freight only lines served oilworks in Broxburn. Broxburn could be served by a "Parkway" station to the north on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway - although this would reduce capacity of an already busy line. A station to the south could be opened on the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway but this would be some distance south and separated from the town by the M8 - the existing station at Uphall probably provides an equally good service.
Forfar	12990	Forfar was initially a terminus on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway. A new through station was opened when the line was regauged and extended to Perth by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway and north to Aberdeen by the Aberdeen Railway. A line directly south to Broughty Ferry was also opened. The routes to Perth and Montrose remain fairly intact but as the population is not great along these routes it is unlikely that Forfar would be served by a railway.
Fraserburgh	12180	This was the northern terminus of the Formartine and Buchan Railway line from Dyce. Most of the route remains intact and unlike Peterhead the distance by rail compares favourable with that by road. The population between Fraserburgh and Dyce is quite low.
Whitburn	10780	Whitburn was served by a railway from Morningside, by Wishaw, to Bathgate. This closed to passengers at an early date. The line is unlikely to be re-opened at Whitburn would probably be best served by a "parkway" station at Armadale should the planned Airdrie-Bathgate line re-opening go ahead.
Kilsyth	10090	Kilsyth was served by initially a terminus and later a through station. This line unlikely to re-open and Kilsyth is served by a "parkway" station at Croy on the Edinburgh-Glasgow Railway.
Armadale	9550	Armadale was served by a station on the Airdrie-Bathgate railway which may re-open. The old station site is slightly out of town and there is not a good pedestrian route to it.
Ellon	9080
Tranent	8940
Haddington	8750
Peebles	8330
Galston	8050
Buckie	7960
Blairgowrie	7880
Strathaven	7650	Strathaven was first a terminus on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway and later served by a through station on the Mid Lanark Lines (connected to the Hamilton line and eastwards to Stonehouse, Larkhall and Hamilton) and Darvel and Strathaven Railway west to Darvel. To re-open a line to Strathaven the new Larkhall line could be extended south and west over the Broomhill Viaduct (still standing), Stonehouse Viaduct (missing and very expensive to replace) and a viaduct at Strathaven - although an edge of town station could be opened rather than reaching the site of the former central station.
Lossiemouth	6870
Crieff	6740
Houston	6600
Loanhead	6310
Banchory	6290
Tillicoultry	6220
Locharbriggs	6130
Kirriemuir	5970
Kelty	5760
Selkirk	5690
Gorebridge	5620
Anstruther	5420
Kelso	5250
Stonehouse	5180
Alva	5140
Campbeltown	5030
Blackburn (West Lothian)	4740
Bridge of Weir	4700
Kinross	4660
Turriff	4510
Peterculter	4330
Newport-on-Tay	4320
Dalbeattie	4300
Chryston	4150
Jedburgh	4120
Oakley	4080
Auchterarder	3960
Banff	3930
Tayport	3920
Kilmacolm	3910
Milton of Campsie	3880
Lennoxtown	3780
Lesmahagow	3770
Newton Stewart	3750
Macduff	3740
Castle Douglas	3740
Kirkmuirhill & Blackwood	3680
Kemnay	3610
Darvel	3380
Eyemouth	3320	This was the terminus of the Eyemouth Railway. Could be served by parkway station at the closed station of Burnmouth on the East Coast Mainline.
Banknock	3240
Kirkliston	3130	The original line from Ratho north to Queensferry served Kirkliston. This was superceded by the lines connecting to the south end of the Forth Bridge Railway and closed. A new proposal to build lines to serve Edinburgh Airport would also poorly serve Kirkliston.
Dollar	2900
Callander	2880
Fallin	2740	A freight only line ran from Polmaise Juncton, south of Stirling on the Scottish Central Railway to Polmaise Colliery at Fallin. The line was clsoed and lifted in the 1980s. The route is unlikely to be re-opened to simply serve Fallin and would be unlikely to be re-opened as a through route to any other location.
Innerleithen	2720	Innerleithen was served by a through station on the Peebles Railway which ran from Edinburgh to Peebles was extended to Innerleithen and then Galashiels. Re-opening this route would serve a greater population than the more direct Edinburgh-Gorebridge-Galashiels route but would offer a much longer and thus slower route. Between Penicuik and Peebles the population is fairly low except at Eddleston.
Coylton	2630	Coylton once had a freight line which was a branch from the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway. This branch is unlikely to be re-opened. Could be served by distant station on the Ayr-Killoch line at say Drongan.
Mintlaw	2590
Duns	2580
Milltimber	2490
Newmachar	2480
Torrance	2410
Alyth	2400
Plains	2350
Bridge of Earn	2280
Langholm	2270
Forth	2250
Biggar	2240
Coupar Angus	2230
Aboyne	2230
Gullane	2190	Gullane was served by a terminus of a line from East Coast Main Line. Gullane was the largest town served by the Aberlady and North Berwick Railway which is unlikley to be re-opened. The station site at Gullane has been built on.
Moffat	2190	A short branch from Beattock terminated at Moffat. The line is unlikely to be re-opened - it has been crossed on the level by the M74 and partly obliterated at Moffat. Moffat would probably be better served by a "parkway" station at Beattock.
Kintore	2140
Ormiston	2130
Catrine	2090	The is was the terminus of the Catrine Railway branch from Mauchline. It could be served by parkway station at Mauchline.
Auchtermuchty	2090
Lundin Links	2070
Inverbervie	2030
Alford	2000
Caldercruix	1980
Lochmaben	1960
Oldmeldrum	1960
Comrie	1950
Aberfeldy	1930
Milnathort	1910
Roslin	1830
Crail	1800
Killearn	1780
Strathblane	1780
Coldstream	1780
Kinloss	1760
Earlston	1750
Portsoy	1740
Melrose	1740
Douglas	1710
Hopeman	1680
Cruden Bay	1660
Muirkirk	1640
Doune	1630
Fochabers	1590	This was the terminus of the Fochabers Branch. It could be served by a parkway station at XXXXX
Balfron	1580	Balfron was poorly served by a station on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway which ran from Balloch to Stirling. So poorly as it served that a new town of Balfron Staton grew up around the station. The line is unlikely to reopen as the route served an area of low population.
Ballater	1550
Pencaitland	1530
West Linton	1530
St Monans	1450
Airth	1440
Dalmellington & Burnton	1420
Coalburn	1400
Blackridge	1400
Twechar	1390
Cullen	1350
Boddam	1290
Portknockie	1260
Logan	1250	Could be served by a parkway station at XXX
Chirnside	1230
Salsburgh	1230
St Boswells	1210
Falkland	1200	Could be served by a parkway station at XXX
Lauder	1200
Slamannan	1190
Newtown St Boswells	1180
Bankfoot	1180
Saline	1180
Cairnbulg & Inverallochy	1170
Rothes	1170
Dornoch	1170
Fortrose	1160
Macmerry	1150
Methven	1120
Torphins	1100
Findochty	1070
Rosewell	1040
Ardersier	1030
Avoch	1010
Aberlady	1000	Could be served by parkway station at XXX
Wigtown	980
Maxwellheugh	950
Elie	950
St Madoes & Glencarse	940
Greengairs and Wattson	930
Strathmiglo	920
Strathpeffer	910
Quarter	900
Friockheim	880	Parkway?
St Cyrus	870
Longside	860
Whithorn	850
Potterton	790	Vaguely near Parkhill, closed Formartine
Gargunnock	790
Findhorn	780
Portgordon	770
Newtyle	770
Muthill	770
Newcastleton	760
Ochiltree	760
Edzell	760
Drymen	750
Brookfield	740
Netherburn	730
Longridge	720	Longridge is north of a former eastern terminal station of that name on the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway. That line is extremely unlikely to be re-opened. It is also north of the presently open Breich on the Caledonian's Cleland and Midcalder Line - it's Edinburgh and Glasgow line. This is one of the most underused stations in the country.
Gifford	720
California	710
Glassford	710
Inchture	700	Parkway
St Combs	700
Glenochil Village	700	Colliery line, Parkway Menstrie
Blairhall	700
Johnshaven	690
Dechmont	680	Parkway?
Creetown	670
Portpatrick	660
Burrelton	660
Avonbridge	640
Killin	640
Gourdon	630
Maud	620
Walkerburn	620
Stow	620
Almondbank	600
Glenluce	590
Ballachulish	590
Greenlaw	570
New Deer	570
Torphichen	560
Glenfarg	550	Glenfarg was served by a station on the Glenfarg Line which was a part of the direct Edinburgh-Perth line. The route is now occupied by the M9.
Maidens	540
Aberfoyle	540	This was the terminus of the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway which was used by passenger trains from Glasgow (Queen Street High Level) to Aberfoyle. The line also carried rock from large quarries at Aberfoyle. The population is low along the route to Killearn where it enters the more populous Blane Valley. The Killearn to Aberfoyle route is unlikely to re-open.
Garmouth	520
Rothienorman	520
Nethy Bridge	510
Upper Largo	510
Buchlyvie	510	There was a station serving this villageon the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. The station was distant of the village. The railway is unlikely to re-open as it served an area of low population. Much of the route remains intact.
Coaltown of Wemyss	510
Fort Augustus	500	Fort Augustus was the terminus of the ill judged Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway. It in unlikely to be served by a railway unless a decision is taken to build a line from Inverness to Fort William through an area of low population.

Note: Populations from the General Register Office for Scotland for the year 2003.
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