Caledonian Main Line - Carstairs To Greenhill Junction

Carstairs To Greenhill Junction

[ ] Caledonian Railway Main Line
(Carstairs to Greenhill Junction)
Legend
Scottish Central Railway
Greenhill(SCR)
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Greenhill Lower and Upper Junctions
Bonnybridge
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Cumbernauld
Greenfaulds
Glenboig
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Garnqueen North Junction
Garnqueen South Junction
Gartcosh Junction
Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Gartsherrie North Junction
Gartsherrie South Junction
Coatbridge Branch (NBR)
Sunnyside Junction
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Coatbridge Central (CR) | (M&KR)
Langloan North Junction
Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Whifflet South Junction | Whifflet High
Whifflet
Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Mossend Yard
Mossend
Mossend North Junction
Cleland and Midcalder Line
Mossend South Junction
Holytown
Jerviston Branch (W&CR)
Holytown South Junction
Cleland and Midcalder Line
Clydesdale Junction Railway
Lesmahagow Junction
Motherwell
Flemington
Coalburn Branch (CR)
Shieldmuir Junction
Wishaw Central Junction
Wishaw South | Wishaw Central
Wishaw Central Junction
Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Overtown
Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Law Pits
Law Junction
Hallcraig Pit
Castlehill Iron Works
Carluke
Braidwood
Craigenhill Lime Mine
Cleghorn
Lanark
Douglas Jn | Silvermuir Jn
Douglas Branch (CR)
Carstairs
Caledonian Railway Main Line
to Edinburgh
Strawfrank Junction
Caledonian Railway Main Line
to Carlisle

A complex section of line runs north through Lanarkshire to East Dunbartonshire where a connection was made with the Scottish Central Railway at Greenhill Lower Junction. Although adjacent to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway at Greenhill Junctions, no direct connection was made which included the absorption of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway (between Gartsherrie North Junction and Whifflet) and the Wishaw and Coltness Railway (between Whifflet and Law Junction). Between Mossend and Motherwell, a Motherwell deviation line was constructed away from the original route of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway. To provide additional capacity, a Wishaw Deviation Line was constructed between Holytown (on the Cleland and Midcalder Line) and Law Junction.

Silvermuir Junctions (north of Carstairs) provided a triangular connection to the Lanark and Douglas Branches.

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