The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... Part-time Manned Station with 2 through platforms on a high level. ... Singer railway station is a two-platformed manned railway station serving Clydebank town centre. ... The Milngavie railway station is a railway station serving the outlying Milngavie suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Drumry railway station is a railway station serving the Drumry area of Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Hillfoot railway station is a railway station in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow, Scotland. ... Garscadden railway station is a railway station in Garscadden in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Drumchapel railway station is a railway station serving the Drumchapel area of Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Bearsden railway station is a railway station in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow, Scotland. ... Scotstounhill railway station in Scotstoun, Glasgow is a train station on the Argyle Line, serving the districts of Scotstoun and Knightswood with trains to and from Partick and Glasgow Central station. ... Westerton railway station is a railway station that serves the Westerton suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. ... The name sign identifying Jordanhill station. ... Anniesland railway station is a railway station that serves the Anniesland suburb of Glasgow. ... Hyndland railway station in Hyndland, Glasgow is a station on the Argyle Line. ... Partick railway station in Partick, Glasgow, Scotland, is a railway station on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Line. ... The station building A mural by platform 1 Exhibition Centre station - previously called Finnieston - is on the Argyle Line. ... The front of the SECC The Clyde Auditorium with the main SECC building behind it The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, is Scotlands national venue for public events. ... Platforms at Anderston Anderston railway station serves Glasgows Financial district. ... The Heilanmans Umbrella Inside Glasgow Central, looking south east across the main concourse Inside Glasgow Central, looking north east across the main concourse Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Argyle Street railway station is a very busy station on the Argyle Line, which is below street level. ... Bridgeton railway station in Bridgeton, Glasgow is a station on the Argyle Line. ... Dalmarnock railway station in Darlmarnock, Glasgow is a station on the Argyle Line. ... Rutherglen railway station serves Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, lying on the Argyle Line. ... Cambuslang railway station is a railway station serving the large town of Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, about six miles from Glasgow. ... Uddingston railway station serves the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire. ... Bellshill railway station is a railway station in the village of Bellshill, Scotland. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ... Airbles railway station serves the Airbles Road area of Motherwell, South Lanarkshire. ... Hamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. ... Hamilton West railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. ... Blantyre railway station is a railway station serving the burgh of Blantyre, near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Newton railway station is between the town of Halfway and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire. ... The Cathcart Circle Lines form a suburban railway route linking Glasgow to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton and Neilston. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ... Shieldmuir railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lies on the West Coast Main Line, although it is not served by mainline services - local commuter services from the station are provided via the Argyle Line by First Scotrail on behalf of Strathclyde Passenger Transport. ... Holytown railway station is a railway station serving Holytown in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... The Carluke railway station is a railway station in Carluke, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... The Lanark railway station is a railway station in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Carstairs railway station Serves the town of Carstars in South Lanarkshire Categories: | ... Hamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. ... Chatelherault railway station serves the village of Ferniegair on the outskirts of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. ... The Merryton railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The new Larkhall railway station on the Argyle Line was officially opened on the 9th December 2005 by Jack McConnell MSP - the First Minister for Scotland. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ... Whifflet railway station is located in the Whifflet area of Coatbridge and is the terminal station on the Whifflet Line. ... The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ... Coatbridge Central railway station is located in Coatbridge. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ...

Opened in 1979, the Argyle Line was created by reinstating a number of redundant sections of track in the Glasgow area which had been closed by the Beeching Axe. Outside of Glasgow's central area, it uses sections of the North Clyde and West Coast Main Line (WCML). Services on the line are operated by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). This page refers to the year 1979. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable... The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the Glasgow North Electric Suburban line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central Station The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ...

The line serves stations between Dalmuir (a sub district of Clydebank) or Milngavie, and the Clyde Valley, terminating at either Motherwell, Larkhall, Coatbridge Central or Lanark. Some services also terminate at Carstairs. The principal station on the route is Glasgow Central Low Level - part of Glasgow Central station. The post 1975 local government re-organisation coat of arms, adopted in 1975 The red saltire on the white field is for the ancient province of Lennox and for the towns more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. ... Milngavie, (pronounced Mill–Guy or Mull–Guy), is a town on the northwestern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ... The new Larkhall railway station on the Argyle Line was officially opened on the 9th December 2005 by Jack McConnell MSP - the First Minister for Scotland. ... Coatbridge Central railway station is located in Coatbridge. ... The Lanark railway station is a railway station in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Carstairs railway station Serves the town of Carstars in South Lanarkshire Categories: | ... The Heilanmans Umbrella Inside Glasgow Central, looking south east across the main concourse Inside Glasgow Central, looking north east across the main concourse Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Heilanmans Umbrella Inside Glasgow Central, looking south east across the main concourse Inside Glasgow Central, looking north east across the main concourse Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

At Lanark, the line originates on a two platform terminal station, to run on a single track branch for 2 miles, where it joins the WCML at Cleghorn Junction, before calling at Carluke. This is the fastest section of the line, with a maximum linespeed of 115mph, well above the 90mph maximum of the Class 334's used on the route. This article describes the town in Scotland. ... The Carluke railway station is a railway station in Carluke, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...

The line diverges from the WCML just north of Carluke, to join the Motherwell Deviation line, before calling at Wishaw. Here, the line splits into two sections. The main Argyle line rejoins the WCML at Shieldmuir before approaching Motherwell from the south. A newly re-opened spur continues along the Motherwell Deviation line towards Holytown before approaching Motherwell from the north. Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Shieldmuir railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lies on the West Coast Main Line, although it is not served by mainline services - local commuter services from the station are provided via the Argyle Line by First Scotrail on behalf of Strathclyde Passenger Transport. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ... Holytown railway station is a railway station serving Holytown in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...

Trains approaching Motherwell from Shieldmuir then leave the WCML again to call at Bellshill before rejoining the mainline at Uddingston. It then meets the Hamilton Circle line just after Newton. Bellshill railway station is a railway station in the village of Bellshill, Scotland. ... Uddingston railway station serves the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire. ...

Trains approaching Motherwell from Holytown, cross the WCML to travel onto the Hamilton Circle, before calling at Airbles. Between here and Hamilton Central, a spur from Larkhall joins. The line then passes through Hamilton West, Blantyre and Newton before rejoining the WCML and the main route of the Argyle line between here and Cambuslang. The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... Airbles railway station serves the Airbles Road area of Motherwell, South Lanarkshire. ... Hamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. ... The new Larkhall railway station on the Argyle Line was officially opened on the 9th December 2005 by Jack McConnell MSP - the First Minister for Scotland. ... Hamilton West railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. ... Blantyre railway station is a railway station serving the burgh of Blantyre, near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Newton railway station is between the town of Halfway and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire. ... Cambuslang railway station is a railway station serving the large town of Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, about six miles from Glasgow. ...

The line then leaves the WCML for the last time at Rutherglen. Between Dalmarnock and Exhibition Centre (previously called Finnieston), the line runs below ground. On this section, there is at least one ghost station - underneath Glasgow Cross (adjacent to the Tollbooth) there was a station constructed by the Glasgow Central Railway - the original builders of the 6.25 mile long underground line between Dalmarnock and Stobcross. Today the entrances to the former station have been turned into ventilation ducts - these can still be seen on the traffic island between Trongate and London Road. West of Stobcross, to Partick and Hyndland, the North British Railway line from Queen Street station was used. Rutherglen railway station serves Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, lying on the Argyle Line. ... Dalmarnock railway station in Darlmarnock, Glasgow is a station on the Argyle Line. ... The station building A mural by platform 1 Exhibition Centre station - previously called Finnieston - is on the Argyle Line. ... S-Bahn station Potsdamer Platz - formerly a ghost station and now reopened. ... // The Glasgow Central Railway company received royal assent in 1888. ... Trongate is one of the oldest streets in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. ... Queen Street Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland and is Glasgows second main line terminus. ...

Going North-westwards, Partick is currently undergoing a multi million pound redevelopment to create and improve the access to this busy interchange station, the fifth busiest in Scotland.^[1] The Argyle Line connects to the North Clyde Line, and shares the same track. Heading to the south east, it connects with, and shares the same track as the West Coast Main Line after Rutherglen until Shieldmuir, near Motherwell, where it branches off towards Wishaw and Lanark. Bilingual sign in Gaelic and English at Partick railway station, Glasgow. ... The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Rutherglen (said: Rhu-ther-glehn) comes from the Gaelic An Ruadh Ghleann - the red valley. Rutherglen is a large village located within the suburbs of the city of Glasgow, Scotland near the town of Cambuslang. ...

Rolling Stock

At its opening, the staple rolling stock on the Argyle Line was the brand new Class 314 electric multiple units. These were accompanied by a number of the older Class 303 "Blue Train" sets from the North Clyde route. After the 303's were finally retired in 2002, the route was operated by a mixture of new Class 334 Alstom "Juniper" units, alongside a small number of 1980s vintage Class 318 trains cascaded from the Ayrshire routes, with the original Class 314 sets transferred to the Cathcart Circle. The British Rail Class 314 is an electric multiple unit train found on the SPT rail network in Central Scotland. ... The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as Blue Train units, were introduced for the electrification of the North Clyde line in Strathclyde. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Class 334021 Larkhall & 334004 Glasgow Central Station, Scotland. ... The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit train, which operates exclusively in the SPT network in West Central Scotland. ... The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network in Scotland. ...

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