The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) was a railway company in Scotland. It served a triangular area of south-west Scotland between Glasgow,Stranraer and Carlisle. It was formed on 28 October 1850 by the merger of two earlier railways,the Glasgow,Paisley,Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and the Glasgow,Dumfries and Carlisle Railway. Already established in Ayrshire,it consolidated its position there and extended southwards,eventually reaching Stranraer. Its main business was mineral traffic,especially coal,and passengers,but its more southerly territory was very thinly populated and local traffic,passenger and goods,was limited,while operationally parts of its network were difficult.
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.
Gretna Green is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line,which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station,situated 9 miles 58 chains (16 km) north-west of Carlisle,serves the town of Gretna and village of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway,Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
Dumfries railway station serves the town of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway,Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail who provide all passenger train services. It is staffed on a part-time basis throughout the week.
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.
Priesthill &Darnley railway station is a railway station serving the Priesthill and Darnley districts of Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Nitshill railway station is situated in Nitshill,a district of Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line,5+3⁄4 miles (9.3 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.
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.
Dunlop railway station serves the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Kilmaurs railway station is a railway station in the town of Kilmaurs,East Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Newton-on-Ayr railway station is a railway station serving the Newton on Ayr neighbourhood in the town of Ayr,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Ayr railway station serves the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire,Scotland. It is situated in Smith Street,off Burns Statue Square. The station,which is managed by ScotRail,is on the Ayrshire Coast Line,41+1⁄2 miles (66.8 km) south-west of Glasgow Central.
Maybole railway station is a railway station serving the town of Maybole,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Girvan railway station is a railway station serving the town of Girvan,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail,who operate all passenger services from there. It is on the Ayr to Stranraer section of the Glasgow South Western Line and is situated 62 miles south of Glasgow Central. It has two platforms and is the location of one of the five passing loops on the single track line between Dalrymple Junction and Stranraer. Immediately south of the station,the line climbs steeply towards Pinmore tunnel –the climb is known as the Glendoune Bank and has a ruling gradient of 1 in 54.
Barrhill railway station is a railway station serving the village of Barrhill,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayr to Stranraer section of the Glasgow South Western Line,74 miles south of Glasgow Central. A passing loop 19 chains long is located here on what is otherwise a single track route.
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.
The Glasgow,Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway was a railway jointly owned by the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway,completed in 1873,and giving the latter a shorter access to its Carlisle main line. A branch to Beith was also built.
The Maybole and Girvan Junction Railway was a railway company that constructed a line between Maybole and Girvan. Although promoted independently,it was supported by the Glasgow and South Western Railway,and was seen as part of a trunk line connecting Glasgow with a ferry port for the north of Ireland.
Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway (G&PJR) was a railway company in Scotland. It opened in 1877 between Girvan and Challoch Junction,where it joined the Portpatrick Railway,which had already reached Stranraer from Castle Douglas. Portpatrick had been an important ferry terminal for traffic to and from the north of Ireland,but its significance was waning and Stranraer assumed greater importance. The new line formed part of a route between Glasgow,Ayr and Stranraer.
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