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Railways in central Scotland

There are four electrified railway lines linking Glasgow with Edinburgh, the two largest cities in Scotland. These are, from north to south:

Historically, the first line between Glasgow and Edinburgh was the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, equivalent to today's Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line.

Former routes

Glasgow–Edinburgh via Cumbernauld line: used the Cumbernauld Line from Glasgow Queen Street, and the Edinburgh–Dunblane line.

The use of this line as a secondary route between Glasgow and Edinburgh was introduced as part of the December 2018 timetable and later removed. Services now only go as far as Cumbernauld/Falkirk Grahamston from Glasgow Queen Street as of May 2022 timetable change.

Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme

See main article, Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme

At a conference in 2009, major upgrades were proposed for completion by 2016. The first of these was the Airdrie–Bathgate rail link, completed in late 2010. The Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line was electrified in 2017. The Shotts Line was electrified in 2019. Currently the quickest services between Edinburgh and Glasgow run on the Falkirk line (to and from Glasgow Queen Street).

References

  1. "Edinburgh To Glasgow Improvements Programme (EGIP)" (PDF).
  2. "Electric Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk services begin".
  3. "National Rail". Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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