Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

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Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

Stations (west to east) Stations in bold are still open Sighthill Junction Glasgow Queen Street Springburn Cowlairs Bishopbriggs Lenzie Garngaber Croy Dullatur Castlecary Greenhill Upper High Bonnybridge Falkirk High Polmont Manuel Linlithgow Philipstoun Winchburgh Ratho Gogar Saughton Haymarket Edinburgh Waverley

The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was a railway built to link Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Act of Parliament for build the railway received its Royal Assent in 1838 which was open on 28 July 1863. Services started between Glasgow Queen Street and Haymarket on 21 February 1842. The line was extended to Edinburgh Waverley in 1846

The line was absorbed into the North British Railway on 1 August 1865.

The line is still open as the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line.

[edit] Connections to other lines

• At Sighthill Junction (on the Sighthill Branch) to the City of Glasgow Union Railway
• At Sighthill Junction to the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway
• At Cowlairs Junction to the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
• At Lenzie to the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
• At Polkemmet Junction to the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway
• At Greenhill Upper to the Scottish Central Railway
• At Polmont to the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
• At Manuel to the Slamannan Railway
• At Winchburgh and Saughton to the Forth Bridge Connecting Lines of the North British Railway
• At Bathgate Junction to the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
• At Ratho to the South Queensferry Branch of Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
• At Haymarket to the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
• At Haymarket to the Caledonian Railway (Edinburgh Station and Branches)
• At Edinburgh Waverley to the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
• At Edinburgh Waverley to the North British Railway

[edit] References

• Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines
• RAILSCOT article