Re-opening
Under Scottish Executive funding, and to relieve congestion on the Forth Bridge, the line between Stirling and Alloa was reopened to passenger traffic, and the line to Kincardine was rebuilt for coal traffic to Longannet. Construction work started in 2005, with tracklaying commencing at the end of September 2006.
The line reopened to freight traffic from the Alloa direction to Longannet during April 2008, with passenger services from the west into Alloa commencing on 19 May 2008.
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