Croy Line

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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 services on 19 May 2008, Croy Line services continue alternately to {{Stnlnk|Alloa}} and {{Stnlnk|Dunblane}}.

This route is now electrified, as of December 2017 up to Alloa and Dunblane.{{Cite web |title=Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa electrification goes live |url=https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/stirling-dunblane-alloa-electrification-goes-live |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Network Rail Media Centre |language=english}} Passenger services are operated by ScotRail.

Route

Most of the route is shared with other services:

Historical route

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:

References