List of proposed railway stations in Scotland

This page lists proposed railway stations in Scotland.

Proposed railway stations in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

  • Aberdeen Airport
  • Aberdeen South
  • Altens
  • Bucksburn
  • Persley
  • Kittybrewster
  • Cove
  • Newtonhill
  • Peterhead
  • Fraserburgh
  • Westhill
  • Ellon

Proposed railway stations in Angus

  • Forfar

Proposed railway stations in Argyll & Bute

  • Faslane

Proposed railway stations in Clackmannanshire

Proposed railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway

Proposed railway stations in Dundee

Proposed railway stations in East Ayrshire

  • Altonhill
  • Cumnock
  • Hurlford
  • Kilmarnock Northwest
  • Kilmarnock East
  • Kilmarnock South
  • Mauchline

Proposed railway stations in East Dunbartonshire

  • Allander
  • Westerhill
  • Woodilee

Proposed railway stations in East Lothian

  • Blindwells
  • Musselburgh P&R

Proposed railway stations in East Renfrewshire

Proposed railway stations in Edinburgh

Proposed railway stations in Falkirk

Proposed railway stations in Fife


Proposed railway stations in Glasgow

Proposed railway stations in the Highlands

Proposed railway stations in Midlothian

  • Penicuik

Proposed railway stations in Moray

  • Kinloss

Proposed railway stations in North Ayrshire

  • Ardrossan North
  • Largs Marina
  • Drybridge

Proposed railway stations in North Lanarkshire

Proposed railway stations in Perth & Kinross

  • Abernethy
  • Bridge of Earn
  • Oudenarde
  • Errol
  • Greenloaning/Blackford

Proposed railway stations in Renfrewshire

Proposed railway stations in the Scottish Borders

  • Melrose

As part of an extension of the Borders Railway

Main article: Borders Railway § Extending the line

Proposed railway stations in South Ayrshire

  • Ayr Hospital

Proposed railway stations in South Lanarkshire

  • Law
  • Symington
  • Burnbank
  • Kirktonholme
  • Bogleshole

Proposed railway stations in Stirling

Proposed railway stations in West Lothian

See also

References

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