The Glasgow–Dundee line is a

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linking

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with

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

via

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and

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Route

Most of the route is shared with other services: * Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction *

Croy Line The Croy Line is a suburban railway route linking Glasgow Queen Street and Croy in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network. Following completion of the project to reopen the line to Alloa to passenger ser ...

between Glasgow Queen Street and Dunblane *

Edinburgh–Dunblane line The Edinburgh–Dunblane line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It links the city of Edinburgh via Falkirk to the city of Stirling and the town of Dunblane. Service provision Connections to other services This line connects into othe ...

between Larbert and Dunblane

Stations

Historical route

The route comprises the following historical railway lines: *

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was authorised by act of Parliament on 4 July 1838. It was opened to passenger traffic on 21 February 1842, between its Glasgow Queen Street railway station (sometimes referred to at first as Dundas Street) and ...

between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction (between Croy and Larbert) *

Scottish Central Railway The Scottish Central Railway (SCR) was formed in 1845 to link Perth and Stirling to Central Scotland, by building a railway line to join the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway near Castlecary. The line opened in 1848 including a branch to South All ...

between Greenhill Junction and Perth * Dundee and Perth Railway between Perth and Dundee

Services

From December 2008

There is generally an hourly service throughout the day between Glasgow and Aberdeen. In the May 2016 timetable, there are also a few additional services between Glasgow & Dundee which offer connections at the latter for stations further north. Three trains work north of Aberdeen as part of the

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project – one each southbound from and and a northbound service to . Aberdeen Crossrail has increased the number of services stopping at with connections for

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From December 2018

One hourly service, primarily calling (from Glasgow) at , , , , and . Services also call at , , and less frequently, primarily at peak and evening times. There are also additional services between Glasgow and Dundee/Arbroath, calling at more intermediate stations. The 14:40 service from

Glasgow Queen Street Glasgow Queen Street () is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two mainline railway terminals (the larger being Glasgow Central) and is the third-busiest station in Scotland ...

extends to via and from Monday-Saturday

References

External links

Glasgow–Aberdeen Timetable 17 May - 12 December 2009
Transport in Glasgow Transport in Perth and Kinross Railway lines in Scotland Standard gauge railways in Scotland Transport in Falkirk (council area) Transport in Stirling (council area) Transport in East Dunbartonshire Transport in Dundee {{Glasgow-stub