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{{Short description|Railroad line in Glasgow, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
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The '''Cumbernauld Line''' is a suburban [[railway line]] linking [[Glasgow]] to [[Falkirk]] via [[Cumbernauld]] in [[Scotland]]. Since May 2014, the newly [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] track between [[Springburn]] and [[Cumbernauld]] has become an extension of the [[North Clyde Line|North Clyde]] network.

==Services==
All passenger services on this Line are operated by [[ScotRail]].

Following [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrification]] between June 2013 and May 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cumbernauld electrification completed|url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/cumbernauld-electrification-completed.html|accessdate = 2015-06-22|first = DVV|last = UK}}</ref> Cumbernauld services became an extension of the [[North Clyde Line]]'s Springburn Branch. Services from Cumbernauld arrived at [[Glasgow Queen Street]] Low Level platforms, freeing up capacity in the High Level station. Due to cancellation of the Garngad Chord, trains must reverse from [[Springburn railway station|Springburn]].

All services now use [[British Rail Class 385|Class 385 EMUs]] instead of diesel units.

==Abandoned plans==
'''Allandale railway station''' ({{coord|55|59|6|N|3|55|47|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline}}) was a rail station proposed for the line between [[Cumbernauld]] and [[Falkirk]] near the villages of [[Allandale, Falkirk|Allandale]] and [[Castlecary]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-11-15 |title=2005/2006 costs - Allandale/Bonnybridge Railway Station - a Freedom of Information request to Falkirk Council |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/20052006_costs_allandalebonnybri |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=WhatDoTheyKnow |language=en}}</ref> The station was recommended in the [[Scottish Executive]]'s "Central Scotland Transport Corridor Studies", published in January 2003 as Castlecary railway station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2003 |title=Building Better Transport |url=https://www.edinburghtraminquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CEC02083844.pdf |publisher=Scottish Executive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2006 |title=Question reference: S2W-23924 |url=https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/questions-and-answers/question?ref=S2W-23924 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Scottish Parliament |language=en}}</ref> However, the scheme's promoters were persuaded to change the name of the station to avoid confusion with an existing [[Castle Cary railway station]] in [[Castle Cary]], [[Somerset]].

The proposed Allandale station was to have been sited on the former Castlecary brickworks.  Services intended for the station included those from [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Glasgow Queen Street]] to [[Falkirk Grahamston railway station|Falkirk Grahamston]]; a new service from the station to Queen Street; and a half-hourly service between [[Motherwell railway station|Motherwell]] and [[Stirling railway station, Scotland|Stirling]].

Plans for the station were abandoned in favour of an alternative park and ride facility at [[Bannockburn]], according to [[Scottish Parliament]] written answers for 23 August 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2007 |title=Question reference: S3W-02664 |url=https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/questions-and-answers/question?ref=S3W-02664 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Scottish Parliament |language=en}}</ref>

==Future developments==
Upon completion of the [[Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme]], a series of Diversionary Route electrification projects have been outlined for completion in 2018. These plans include full electrification between Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston.

With the cancellation of the Garngad Chord in November 2011, the potential to remove the timely reversing procedure at Springburn is still an option.

There are also tentative plans to extend passenger services from Falkirk to [[Grangemouth]], a town which lost its train service in January 1968. This is an idea put forward by [[Network Rail]] to improve freight access and is supported by [[Falkirk Council]], who are currently undertaking a feasibility study into the project's potential.{{cn|date=December 2019}}

==References==
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===Sources===
* {{cite web | url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/strategicbusinessplan/cp5/supporting%20documents/our%20activity%20and%20expenditure%20plans/route%20plans/scotland%20route%20plan.pdf | title = Scotland Route: Summary Route Plan (Ref: SBPT215) | publisher = Network Rail | accessdate = 30 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130204123657/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/strategicbusinessplan/cp5/supporting%20documents/our%20activity%20and%20expenditure%20plans/route%20plans/scotland%20route%20plan.pdf | archive-date = 4 February 2013 | url-status = dead }}

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[[Category:Standard gauge railways in Scotland]]


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