Glasgow South Western Line

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Glasgow South Western Line
A train from Girvan heading towards Maybole on the Glasgow South Western Line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Scotland North West England
Termini	Glasgow Central Barrhead Kilmarnock Dumfries Carlisle Stranraer East Kilbride Newcastle Upon Tyne
Stations	26
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Rural Rail[1]
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	ScotRail
Rolling stock	Class 156 "Super Sprinter" Class 380 “Desiro” (Glasgow to Barrhead only)
Technical
Number of tracks	Double track from Glasgow Central to Barrhead and Crosby, Lugton to Stewarton, Kilmarnock to Carlisle and Troon to Dalrymple Junction, Single line with Passing loops from Crosby to East Kilbride, Barrhead to Lugton, Stewarton to Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock to Troon and Dalrymple Junction to Stranraer.
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed	80 mph (129 km/h) maximum[1]
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Glasgow Central Argyle Line River Clyde Glasgow Subway Ayrshire Coast Line City Union Line West Coast Main Line General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Cathcart Circle Line to Pollokshields East Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Crossmyloof Cathcart Circle Line to Shawlands River Cart Pollokshaws West Thornliebank Kennishead Priesthill and Darnley Giffnock Nitshill Neilston Line Barrhead Clarkston Dunlop Busby Stewarton Thorntonhall Kilmaurs Hairmyres East Kilbride Ayrshire Coast Line Kilmarnock Troon Prestwick International Airport Prestwick Town Auchinleck Newton-on-Ayr New Cumnock Ayr Kirkconnel Maybole Sanquhar Girvan Dumfries Barrhill Annan Stranraer Gretna Green WCML to Glasgow Central Carlisle West Coast Main Line
Detailed View Glasgow Central Argyle Line City Union Line St Enoch Glasgow St Enoch River Clyde Bridge Street Bridge Street Glasgow Subway Ayrshire Coast Line Cumberland Street Gorbals Glasgow Southside Eglinton Street West Coast Main Line General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Strathbungo Crossmyloof Cathcart Circle Line to Neilston and Newton River Cart Pollokshaws West Thornliebank Kennishead Giffnock Spiersbridge Priesthill and Darnley Neilston Line Nitshill Clarkston Barrhead Branch Busby Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Thorntonhall Hairmyres Barrhead East Kilbride Barrhead Central Blantyre and East Kilbride Branch Neilston (1st) Neilston Low Barrhead New P. & B. D. R. Uplawmoor Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Lugton Lugton High Beith Town Barrmill Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Dunlop Stewarton Kilmaurs GPK&AR to Crosshouse Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (1st) Darvel Branch Hurlford Riccarton and Craigie Gatehead Mossgiel Tunnel Laigh Milton Viaduct Mauchline Ballochmyle Viaduct Drybridge Catrine Ayrshire Coast Line Auchinleck Muirkirk Branch Barassie Old Cumnock Ayr and Cumnock line Troon Harbour New Cumnock Troon│(old) Kirkconnel Sanquhar Monkton Prestwick International Airport Drumlanrig Tunnel Monkton and Annbank Branch Carronbridge Thornhill Prestwick Town Closeburn Auldgirth Ayr (1st) Holywood (1st) Holywood Newton-on-Ayr Cairn Valley Railway Ayr to Mauchline Branch Martinton Bridge Castle-Douglas and Dumfries Railway Ayr (2nd) Dumfries, Lochmaben and Locherbie Railway Ayr Dumfries Maidens and Dunure Railway Dumfries (2nd) Maybole Junction Dumfries (1st) Racks Ayr and Dalmellington Railway Ruthwell Dalrymple Cummertrees Cassillis Annan Maybole (1st) Solway Junction Railway Maybole Eastriggs Crosshill Rigg Kilkerran Gretna Green Dailly Gretna Green (1st) Killochan Grangeston Halt WCML to Glasgow Central Maidens and Dunure Railway Scotland England Girvan Old Girvan Waverley Route Pinmore Gretna CR │ NBR Pinwherry Barnhill River Esk Chirmorie Floriston Glenwhilly Rockcliffe New Luce Portpatrick Railway to Castle Douglas Challoch Junction Dunragit Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Castle Kennedy Carlisle Cairnryan Military Railway West Coast Main Line Stranraer Town Stranraer Portpatrick Railway to Portpatrick

The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.