Dunblane Railway Station to improve access with £9.5million investment
30 December
Nearly £10million is to go towards helping Dunblane Railway Station to be more accessible.
The station is one of five in the country set to benefit from improved accessibility as part of a £41million investment, the Department for Transport and Transport Scotland announced.
The investment will pay for improvements aimed at making the railway more accessible to disabled people and other passengers with impaired mobility, such as parents pushing prams.
The improvements will be confirmed following Network Rail feasibility studies on each of the five stations over the coming months, but could include aspects such as lifts, step-free access to platforms and more disabled parking.
At Dunblane, Transport Minister Keith Brown said: "An efficient railway is essential in connecting communities and allowing people to access education, employment and leisure opportunities.
"It is therefore important that we make the railway in Scotland accessible to everyone and I look forward to seeing the improvements which passengers using Dunblane, Dyce, Newton, Rosyth and Shotts stations are to benefit from.
Steve Montgomery, managing director of ScotRail, said: "This is a welcome investment that will make it much easier for customers to access these stations in future."
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