Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway

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Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Railway Auchinleck (GPK&AR) Auchinleck Junction Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Railway Cumnock Old Cumnock Junction Ayr to Mauchline Branch New Cumnock Kirkconnel Sanquhar Carronbridge Thornhill Closeburn Auldgirth Holywood (Killylung) Cairn Valley Railway Cairn Valley Junction Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway Castle Douglas Branch Junction Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries Goods (CR) Dumfries Dumfries Goods (G&SWR) Racks Ruthwell Cummertrees Powfoot Halt Newbie Junction Halt Annan Annan Junction Solway Junction Railway Dornock Rigg Gretna Green Caledonian Railway Main Line Gretna Junction Scotland England Gretna (CR)│(BUR) Border Union Railway Longtown Depot Caledonian Railway Main Line

The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway was a railway company in Scotland, which constructed the line from near Cumnock to Gretna Junction, forming the route from Glasgow to Carlisle via Dumfries, in association with other lines. Its promoters hoped it would form the only railway between central Scotland and England, but it lost out to rival companies.

It opened in stages between 1846 and 1850, and on completion of its line it merged with the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. The combined company took the name Glasgow & South Western Railway (G&SWR). The G&SWR formed an alliance with the English Midland Railway and for many years express passenger trains ran between Glasgow and London over the routes. The line is open today, continuing to form part of the Glasgow - Kilmarnock - Dumfries - Carlisle line; but that has diminished in importance and is now a secondary route. Passenger services are operated by ScotRail.