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.

EGIP

At a conference in 2009, major upgrades were proposed for completion by 2016.[1] The first of these was the Airdrie–Bathgate rail link, completed in late 2010. The Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line was electrified in 2017.[2] 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).[3]

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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