Caledonian Main Line

This article is about the route of the Caledonian Railway Main Line. For the historical railway company, see Caledonian Railway. For the modern preserved line, see Caledonian Railway (Brechin).

The Caledonian Main Line is a railway connecting the Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh with Carlisle, via Carstairs and Beattock. It was opened in 1847 by the Caledonian Railway. The approach to Glasgow used railways already built, primarily for mineral traffic; these were later by-passed by a more direct route. Today, the route forms the northern section of the West Coast Main Line, and was electrified in the early 1970s.

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