Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line

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Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
Glasgow Queen Street
Lenzie (peak only)
Croy (for Croy Line)
Falkirk High
Polmont
Linlithgow
Haymarket
Edinburgh Waverley

The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. It is one of three rail links between Scotland's two biggest cities.

The route serves the following places (Ordnance Survey grid references for stations):

Places Grid references
Glasgow NS592655
Lenzie NS655719
Croy NS729755
Falkirk NS882790
Polmont NS930781
Linlithgow NT005770
Haymarket NT239731
Edinburgh NT257738

Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail. The line is not electrified.

The route has historic significance as it was Scotland's first inter-city railway, opening in 1842 as the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It later became a key constituent of the North British Railway.