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) Show geographical map Legend Glasgow Central ( St Enoch) Glasgow Central (Low Level) Glasgow Central Railway River Clyde Glasgow Bridge Street Glasgow Subway Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Bridge Street Junction City Union Line Eglinton Junction Eglinton Street to West Coast Main Line Polloc & Govan Rly section Polloc and Govan Railway Pollokshields East General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Cathcart District Railway Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Strathbungo Crossmyloof River Cart Pollokshaws West Busby Junction Kennishead Thornliebank Priesthill & Darnley Thornliebank Goods Nitshill Giffnock to Potterhill Cathcart Circle Lines to Paisley Clarkston to Patterton Barrhead Barrhead Central Neilston Low Busby Uplawmoor Busby Print Works Lugton Thorntonhall Dunlop Hairmyres Stewarton East Kilbride Kilmaurs to Hunthill Junction Kilmarnock West Junction Kilmarnock Joint Goods to Crosshouse Kilmarnock Central Junction Kilmarnock East Junction Kilmarnock Goods Kilmarnock (original) Kilmarnock Kay Park Junction Riccarton and Craigie Hurlford Darvel Branch Gatehead to Darvel Branch Drybridge Ayr to Mauchline Branch Ayrshire Coast Line Mauchline Barassie Mauchline Junction Barassie Junction Catrine Troon Harbour Auchinleck Troon Goods Auchinleck Junction P&O Ferries to Larne Troon│(old) Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Lochgreen Junction Cumnock (original) Monkton Old Cumnock Junction to Annbank Ayr to Mauchline Branch Prestwick International Airport New Cumnock Prestwick Town Kirkconnel Newton-on-Ayr Ayr to Mauchline Branch Newton Junction Sanquhar Hawkhill Junction Carronbridge bus link to Cairnryan Harbour Ayr Thornhill Alloway Junction Closeburn Maidens and Dunure Railway Holywood Maybole Junction Cairn Valley Railway Dalrymple Junction Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway to Dalmellington Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dalrymple Dumfries Cassillis Dumfries Goods Maybole (old) Racks Maybole Ruthwell Kilkerran Cummertrees Dailly Annan Killochan Solway Junction Railway Grangeston Halt Dornock Maidens and Dunure Railway Rigg Girvan (old) Gretna Green Girvan West Coast Main Line Caledonian Main Line section Pinmore Gretna Junction Pinwherry Scotland England Barrhill Gretna Caledonian│Border Union Glenwhilly New Luce Waverley Route Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway Carlisle Challoch Junction West Coast Main Line Dunragit Castle Kennedy Cairnryan Military Railway to Portpatrick bus to Cairnryan for Belfast ferry Stranraer Show route diagram

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.