Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

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Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

Legend  City of Glasgow Union Railway   Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway  Sighthill Junction Springburn Glasgow Queen Street Cowlairs Tunnel Pinkston North Craighall Cowlairs Cowlairs Junction  Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway   Hamiltonhill Branch of Caledonian Railway  Bishopbriggs Lenzie Middlemuir and Monkland Junctions  Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway  Garngaber Goods Croy Dullatur Castlecary  Caledonian Railway Main Line  Greenhill Upper and Lower Junctions Greenhill Lower  Scottish Central Railway  High Bonnybridge Falkirk High Falkirk Tunnel  Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway  Polmont Junction Polmont Coatbridge Line Junction Bo'ness High Junction  Slamannan Railway   Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway  (now Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway) Manuel Lochmill Goods Linlithgow Philipstoun Winchburgh Junction  Forth Bridge Connecting Lines of North British Railway  Winchburgh Winchburgh Tunnel Broxburn Oil  Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway  Newbridge Junction South Queensferry Goods Dalmeny Kirkliston Ingliston Colliery Ratho Gogar Gogar Goods  Forth Bridge Connecting Lines of North British Railway  Saughton Junction Saughton Corstorphine Pinkhill Balgreen Haymarket West Junction Haymarket Central Junction  Caledonian Railway Main Line  Haymarket East Junction  Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway  Haymarket Haymarket Tunnel Edinburgh Waverley  North British Railway

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 Greenhill Upper to the Scottish Central Railway
• At Polmont to the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
• At Manuel to the Slamannan Railway and Slamannan and Borrowstounness 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] Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. 

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

• Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

• RAILSCOT on Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
• RAILSCOT on South Queensferry Branch
• RAILSCOT on Corstorphine Branch
• Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines

v • d • e Constituent companies of Monkland Railways:
Successor Company:	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Constituent Companies:	Ballochney Railway • Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway • Slamannan Railway

v • d • e Historical Scottish railway companies:
Primary companies:	Caledonian Railway • Glasgow and South Western Railway • Great North of Scotland Railway Highland Railway • North British Railway
Caledonian lines:	Aberdeen Railway • Alloa Railway • Alyth • Arbroath and Forfar • Busby Railway • Callander and Oban • Cathcart District • Cleland and Midcalder • Clydesdale Junction • CR Main Line • CR Douglas Branch • CR Hamilton Branch • CR Hamiltonhill Branch • Crieff Junction • Crieff and Comrie • Crieff and Methven Junction • Dunblane, Doune & Callander • Dundee and Perth • Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen • Forfar and Brechin • General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour • Glasgow and Garnkirk • Glasgow Central Railway • Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock • Greenock and Wemyss Bay • Hamilton and Strathaven • Killin Railway • Lanarkshire and Ayrshire • Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire • Leadhills and Wanlockhead • Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie • Paisley and Barrhead District • Perth, Almond Valley and Methven • Polloc and Govan • Rutherglen and Coatbridge • Scottish Central • Scottish Midland Junction • Scottish North Eastern • Solway Junction • Symington, Biggar and Broughton • Talla Railway • Wishaw and Coltness
Glasgow and South Western lines:	Ardrossan Railway • Ardrossan and Johnstone • Ayr and Dalmellington • Ayr and Maybole Junction • Ayr to Mauchline • Ayrshire and Wigtownshire • Barrhead Branch • Bridge of Weir Railway • Cairn Valley • Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction • Castle Douglas and Dumfries • Dalry and North Johnstone • Darvel Branch • Girvan and Portpatrick Junction • Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle • Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr • Greenock and Ayrshire • Kilmarnock and Troon • Largs Branch • Maidens and Dunure • Maybole and Girvan • Paisley and Renfrew • Paisley Canal Line
Great North of Scotland lines:	Aberdeen and Turriff • Aboyne and Braemar • Alford Valley • Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction • Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla • Boddam Branch • Deeside Railway • Denburn Valley • Formartine and Buchan • Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction • Keith and Dufftown • Moray Coast • Morayshire Railway • St Combs Light Railway • Strathspey Railway
Highland lines:	Buckie and Portessie Branch • Dingwall and Skye • Duke of Sutherland • Findhorn Railway • Fortrose Branch • Inverness and Aberdeen Junction • Inverness and Aviemore Direct • Inverness and Nairn • Inverness and Perth Junction • Inverness and Ross-shire • Kyle of Lochalsh Extension • Perth and Dunkeld • Sutherland and Caithness • Sutherland Railway Independent lines worked by the Highland Railway Dornoch Light Railway • Wick and Lybster Light Railway
North British lines:	Ballochney • Bathgate and Coatbridge • Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company • Coatbridge Branch • Edinburgh and Bathgate • Edinburgh and Dalkeith • Edinburgh and Glasgow • Edinburgh and Hawick • Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction • Forth and Clyde Junction • Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh • Glasgow and Milngavie Junction • Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank • Kincardine Line • Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton • Monkland and Kirkintilloch • Monkland Railways • Mallaig Extension • North British, Arbroath and Montrose • Stirling and Dunfermline • Strathendrick and Aberfoyle • Slamannan • Slamannan and Borrowstounness • West Highland Railway • Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness
Joint lines:	Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction • City Union • Dundee and Arbroath • Glasgow and Paisley Joint • Glasgow and Renfrew District • Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint • Kilsyth and Bonnybridge • Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint
Other lines:	Brechin and Edzell District • Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway • Denburn Valley Line • Dundee and Arbroath • Glasgow City and District • Invergarry and Fort Augustus • Lochaber Narrow Gauge • Perth, Almond Valley & Methven • Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway