Busby Railway

Busby Railway
Overview
Statusnow part of Glasgow South Western Line
LocaleGlasgow, Scotland
Termini
Stations8
History
Completed1868
Technical
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Busby Railway system after extension to East Kilbride

Glasgow South Side
Pollockshaws (now Pollokshaws West)
Busby Junction
Thornliebank
Giffnock
Clarkston
Busby
Thorntonhall
Hairmyres
East Kilbride

The Busby Railway is a short railway line built to the south of Glasgow, connecting the (at the time) small villages of Thornliebank, Giffnock, Clarkston and Busby and later Thorntonhall and East Kilbride with the city. It opened in two stages, in 1866 and 1868, and served industry and encouraged residential development.

The line is still open as part of the Glasgow South Western Line on the city's suburban rail network.