Glasgow–Dundee line explained

Glasgow–Dundee line
Map State:	uncollapsed
Type:	Heavy rail
System:	National Rail
Status:	Operational
Locale:	Glasgow Angus Scotland
Start:	Glasgow Queen Street
End:	Dundee
Stations:	12
Owner:	Network Rail
Operator:	ScotRail Caledonian Sleeper London North Eastern Railway
Speed:	100mph
Box Width:	auto

The Glasgow–Dundee line is a railway line linking Glasgow with Dundee via Stirling and Perth.

Route

Most of the route is shared with other services:

Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction
Croy Line between Glasgow Queen Street and Dunblane
Edinburgh–Dunblane line between Larbert and Dunblane

Stations

Station	Services				Connecting lines
Station	ScotRail	LNER	Caledonian Sleeper	CrossCountry	Connecting lines
Glasgow Queen Street	●		●
Bishopbriggs	●
Lenzie	●
Croy	●
Larbert	●
Stirling	●	●	●		Alloa via the Croy Line
Bridge of Allan	●
Dunblane	●	●	●
Gleneagles	●	●	●
Perth	●	●	●		Inverness via the Highland Main Line Edinburgh via the Edinburgh–Dundee line
Invergowrie	●
Dundee	●	●	●	●	Aberdeen via the Dundee–Aberdeen line Edinburgh via the Edinburgh–Dundee line

Historical route

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction (between Croy and Larbert)
Scottish Central Railway between Greenhill Junction and Perth
Dundee and Perth Railway between Perth and Dundee

Services

From December 2008

There is generally an hourly service throughout the day between Glasgow and Aberdeen. In the current (May 2016) timetable, there are also a few additional services between Glasgow & Dundee which offer connections at the latter for stations further north.

Three trains work north of Aberdeen as part of the Crossrail project – one each southbound from and and a northbound service to .

Aberdeen Crossrail has increased the number of services stopping at with connections for Aberdeen Airport.^[1]

From December 2018

One hourly service, primarily calling (from Glasgow) at,,,, and . Services also call at,, and less frequently, primarily at peak and evening times. There are also additional services between Glasgow and Dundee/Arbroath, calling at more intermediate stations. The 14:40 service from Glasgow Queen Street extends to via and from Monday-Saturday

External links

Glasgow–Aberdeen Timetable 17 May - 12 December 2009

Notes and References

Web site: NESTRANS welcomes north-east rail timetable changes. NESTRANS. 2008-12-11. 2009-02-12.