The Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 railway

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

. It extended the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway

Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway

Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway is an historic railway in Scotland.-History:It was authorised by an Act of Parliament on 14 August 1855.The railway was absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 31 July 1862....

 from Westerton

Westerton railway station

Westerton railway station is a railway station that serves the Westerton district in the town of Bearsden, Scotland.The station is served by First ScotRail as part of the SPT network...

 to Milngavie

Milngavie

Milngavie , is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden....

, Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

.

History

The line was authorised on 1 August 1861 in an act obtained by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway; and it opened in 1863. It was operated from the start by the North British Railway

North British Railway

The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...

 (NBR); and was absorbed into the NBR by an Act of Parliament

Act of Parliament

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 dated 28 July 1873.

Events after takeover by North British Railway

• 1900 - Hillfoot station was opened
• 1923 - NBR became part of London and North Eastern Railway
  London and North Eastern Railway
  The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
  
  
• 1948 - LNER nationalised as part of British Railways
• 1960 - Line electrified
• 1990 - Large section of the line was singled when control transferred to Yoker Signalling Centre

Current operations

Passenger services currently operate as part of the Argyle Line

Argyle Line

The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell to West Dunbartonshire via central Glasgow using sub-surface running...

 and North Clyde Line

North Clyde Line

The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of Transport Scotland...

 services. The spurs to the goods depots at Burnbrae Dye Works and Ellangowan Mills are closed.

Connections to other lines

• Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
  Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
  Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway is an historic railway in Scotland.-History:It was authorised by an Act of Parliament on 14 August 1855.The railway was absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 31 July 1862....
  
  at Milngavie Junction

Sources

• RAILSCOT on the Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway