Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
- Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway is an historic railway in Scotland.
History
It was authorised by an Act of Parliament on 14 August 1855.
The railway was absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 31 July 1862.
Connections to other lines
* Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway at Cowlairs Junction
* Kelvin Valley Railway at Kelvin Valley Junction
* Stobcross Railway at Maryhill Park Junction
* Glasgow City and District Railway at Knightswood North Junction
* Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway at Westerton
* Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway at Dalmuir
* Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway at Dumbarton Joint Line Junction
* Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway at Dalreoch
* West Highland Railway at Craigendoran
Current operations
With the exception of a small section west of Bowling, the line is still open.
* West Highland Line and Caledonian Sleeper between Cowlairs Junction and Craigendoran Junction.
* Maryhill Line between Cowlairs Junction and Maryhill Park Junction
* North Clyde Line (and some Argyle Line services) between Knightswood North Junction and Helensburgh Central
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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Glasgow_Dumbarton_and_Helensburgh_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway]
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