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The Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland.It is the principal route out of the four rail links between Scotland's two biggest cities, hosting the flagship "ScotRail Express" service between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley.
There are four electrified railway lines linking Glasgow with Edinburgh, the two largest cities in Scotland. These are, from north to south: Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line: Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High; North Clyde Line: Glasgow Queen Street (low level platforms) to Edinburgh Waverley via Airdrie and Bathgate
Glasgow Queen Street (Scottish Gaelic: Sràid na Banrighinn) is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.It is the smaller of the city's two mainline railway terminals (the larger being Glasgow Central) and is the third-busiest station in Scotland behind Central and Edinburgh Waverley (as of March 2023).
Train crossing bridge at Banavie The summit of the line just north of Corrour. Shortly after leaving Glasgow Queen Street station, and beyond Queen Street Tunnel, the line diverges from the main trunk route to Edinburgh Waverley and Perth at Cowlairs and follows a northwesterly course through the suburbs of Maryhill and Kelvindale.
It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. The station services include the Glasgow–Edinburgh mainline and between Glasgow Queen Street and Stirling. Train services are provided by ScotRail.
The main core of the route runs from Edinburgh Waverley to Helensburgh Central via Bathgate and Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level). To the east of the Glasgow city centre, there is a short branch to Springburn , while to the west there are two routes between Hyndland and Dalmuir (via Singer and via Yoker ), as well as branches to Milngavie and ...
The Glasgow Queen Street railway accident occurred on 12 October 1928, in the tunnel adjacent to Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the Glasgow to Edinburgh line of the London & North Eastern Railway. A train climbing the steep 1 in 42–44 gradient through the tunnel slipped to a standstill and rolled back, colliding with an empty local ...
Although the line via Carstairs is the longest of the various routes between Edinburgh and Glasgow, its electrification allowed the London King's Cross to Glasgow Intercity services (which had previously run to Glasgow Queen Street via the E&GR line) to be operated by InterCity 225 electric trains and diverted to Glasgow Central station ...