The Croy Line is a suburban railway route linking Glasgow Queen Street and Croy in

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. It is part of the

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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 and . This route is now

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, as of December 2017. Passenger services are operated by

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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 *

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between Larbert and Dunblane * Edinburgh to Dunblane Line between Larbert and Dunblane

Historical route

The route comprises the following historical railway lines: *

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between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction *

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between Greenhill Junction and Dunblane * Stirling and Dunfermline Railway between Stirling and Alloa

References

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