Cathcart Circle Lines

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Cathcart Circle Lines

Principal stations (clockwise) Glasgow Central Pollokshields East Queen's Park Crosshill Mount Florida (for Newton branch line) Cathcart (for Neilston branch line) Langside Pollokshaws East Shawlands Maxwell Park Pollokshields West Glasgow Central Newton branch line: Mount Florida or Langside King's Park Croftfoot Burnside Kirkhill Newton Neilston branch line: Cathcart Muirend Williamwood Whitecraigs Patterton Neilston

The Cathcart Circle Lines form a suburban railway route linking Glasgow (Central) to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton and Neilston. All of the routes serve Glasgow's southern suburbs, i.e.on the south bank of the River Clyde. The routes are part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.

Contents 1 History 2 Stations Served 2.1 Cathcart Circle Line 2.2 Newton Branch Line 2.3 Neilston Branch Line 3 Passenger Services

[edit] History

The Cathcart Circle Lines are formed of lines built by the Cathcart District Railway (Cathcart Circle) and the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (Newton and Neilston lines). The First part of the railway, inaugurated in 1880, was the Glasgow to Mount Florida.

[edit] Stations Served

The places served by the routes are listed below:

[edit] Cathcart Circle Line

Stations are listed in a clockwise direction.

• Glasgow Central
• Pollokshields East
• Queen's Park
• Crosshill
• Mount Florida
• Cathcart
• Langside
• Pollokshaws East
• Shawlands
• Maxwell Park
• Pollokshields West
• Glasgow Central

[edit] Newton Branch Line

Diverges from the Cathcart Circle Line at either Mount Florida (clockwise) or Langside (anti-clockwise).

• King's Park
• Croftfoot
• Burnside
• Kirkhall
• Newton (Connects with the Argyle Line; strictly speaking the slow tracks of the West Coast Main Line)

[edit] Neilston Branch Line

Diverges from the Cathcart Circle Line at Cathcart (clockwise only).

• Muirend
• Williamwood
• Whitecraigs
• Patterton (serves Newton Mearns)
• Neilston

[edit] Passenger Services

Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail. The lines are electrified at 25 kV AC overhead, and most services are operated using Class 314 electric multiple units although Class 318s & Class 334s (Juniper units) make occasional appearances on the line. There are currently plans to retire the Class 314s during 2007 and move the Class 320s currently used on the North Clyde Line to the South Bank of the Clyde. All units are maintained at Shields Road depot, Glasow.