East Kilbride is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland,and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes,about eight miles southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire.
The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is 118 mi (190 km) long and runs through the central Scottish Highlands,mainly following the route of the A9,and linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth at one end and Inverness at the other. Today,services between Inverness and Edinburgh,Glasgow and London use the line. At Inverness the line connects with the Far North Line,the Aberdeen-Inverness Line and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. All trains are diesel-powered.
Hairmyres is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire,Scotland,situated on the west side of the town,close to the main road to Eaglesham and Kilmarnock. It is 2+1⁄4 miles from the Glasgow City Council boundary at the Carmunnock Bypass and nine miles south of the city centre of Glasgow.
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock,and then either Carlisle via Dumfries,or Stranraer via Ayr,with a branch to East Kilbride.
Carluke railway station is a railway station on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) that serves the town of Carluke,South Lanarkshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is predominantly served by Argyle Line commuter trains running between Lanark and Glasgow Central. The station lies at the western edge of the town,and enjoys panoramic views of the Clyde Valley and beyond to the hills of Lanarkshire and Ayrshire.
Crossmyloof railway station is a railway station serving the areas of Crossmyloof and Shawlands in Glasgow,Scotland,located 1 mile 60 chains (2.8 km) from Glasgow Central. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Muirend railway station is an island platform suburban railway station in the Muirend area of Glasgow,Scotland. The station,which opened in 1903,is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines.
Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Pollokshaws East railway station is a railway station in Glasgow,Scotland,serving parts of the Pollokshaws,Auldhouse,Newlands and Shawlands neighbourhoods of the city. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line.
Cumbernauld railway station serves the town of Cumbernauld,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line,14 miles (23 km) north east of Glasgow Queen Street station and the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line,11+3⁄4 miles (18.9 km) north of Motherwell. Trains serving the station are operated by ScotRail.
Barrhead railway station is a railway station in the town of Barrhead,East Renfrewshire,Greater Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line,7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.
Ardrossan Harbour railway station is one of three remaining railway stations in the town of Ardrossan,North Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail but unusually it is not owned by Network Rail,but instead owned by Peel Ports. It is on the Ayrshire Coast Line,32.5 miles (52.3 km) south west of Glasgow Central. The station is an interchange for Caledonian MacBrayne ferry sailings to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
Kilmarnock railway station is a railway station in Kilmarnock,East Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line. One of the earliest railway stations in Scotland,the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway opened on 6 July 1812,until it was replaced by the Glasgow,Paisley,Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway on 4 April 1843.
Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock,East Renfrewshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line.
Busby railway station is a railway station in the village of Busby,East Renfrewshire,Greater Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line 7+1⁄4 miles (11.7 km) south of Glasgow Central towards East Kilbride.
East Kilbride railway station serves the town of East Kilbride,South Lanarkshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and it is a terminus on the former Busby Railway. The station is 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) southeast of Glasgow Central.
Carstairs railway station serves the village of Carstairs in South Lanarkshire,Scotland and is a major junction station on the West Coast Main Line (WCML),situated close to the point at which the lines from London Euston and Edinburgh to Glasgow Central merge. Constructed originally by the Caledonian Railway,the station is operated today by ScotRail and is also served by one TransPennine Express trains service per day between Manchester Airport and Glasgow Central. All other services by TransPennine Express and services operated by Avanti West Coast,Caledonian Sleeper,CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway pass the station,but do not stop.
The Airdrie–Bathgate rail link is a completed railway project in central Scotland.
Margaret McCulloch is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region 2011–2016.
The Busby Railway is a short railway line built to the south of Glasgow,connecting the small villages of Thornliebank,Giffnock,Clarkston and Busby and later Thorntonhall and East Kilbride with the city. It opened in two stages,in 1866 and 1868,and served industry and encouraged residential development.
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