Croy Line

Croy Line
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Glasgow East Dunbartonshire North Lanarkshire Scotland
Operation
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	First ScotRail
Rolling stock	Class 158, Class 170
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

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Legend Dunblane Bridge of Allan Alloa Stirling Larbert Croy Lenzie Bishopbriggs Glasgow Queen Street ( Buchanan Street)

The Croy Line is a suburban railway route linking Glasgow and Croy in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.

Following completion of the project to reopen the line to Alloa to passenger services on 19 May 2008, Croy Line services continue alternately to Alloa and Dunblane.

The route is not electrified. Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail.

Route

Most of the route is shared with other services:

• Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction
• Glasgow to Aberdeen Line between Glasgow Queen Street and Dunblane
• Highland Main Line between Larbert and Dunblane
• Edinburgh to Dunblane Line between Larbert and Dunblane

Historical route

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:

• Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction
• Scottish Central Railway between Greenhill Junction and Dunblane
• Stirling and Dunfermline Railway between Stirling and Alloa