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This goods yard, also known as Stirling Central Goods, was on the east side of Stirling station. Approach was from the south, from Stirling Middle Junction. A series of sidings in the east of the site were known as Stirling Weighs. The Caledonian Railway's cattle bank was on the east side of the sidings.

The yard was on the east side of the North British Railway portion of Stirling station (Stirling East).

Forthside House was to the immediate east of the north end of the yard. From 1892 this was Forthside Ordnance Depot, the central depot for Scotland which was railway served and had several points of access from the goods yard.

This goods yard survived the Caledonian Railway's goods yard on the west side of the station which was swept away for a car park and the Stirling bypass, Burghmuir Road.

A MotoRail service was offered from the goods yard. This ended in 1989.

The goods yard was reduced over several years and the last of it closed in 2000, a permanent way siding retained to the south at the site of Stirling South Shed.

The site of the goods yard, and northern part of the ordnance depot, is now housing and Forthside Way runs down the east side of the passenger station.

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