The Croy Line is a suburban railway route linking 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...

 and Croy

Croy, North Lanarkshire

Croy is a village in North Lanarkshire), Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated some 21 km from Glasgow and 60 km from Edinburgh on the main railway line between the two cities, with a frequent service to both...

 in Scotland

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...

. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland...

 network.

Following completion of the project to reopen the line to Alloa to passenger services

Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link

The Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link was a project to re-open of railway line between the towns of Stirling, Alloa and Kincardine in Scotland, United Kingdom. The route opened to rail traffic in March 2008.- Background :...

 on 19 May 2008, Croy Line services continue alternately to and .

The route is not electrified

Railway electrification in Great Britain

Railway electrification in Great Britain started towards of the 19th century. A great range of voltages have been used in the intervening period using both overhead lines and third rails, however the most common standard for mainline services is now 25 kV AC using overhead lines and the...

. Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail

First ScotRail

ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...

.

Route

Most of the route is shared with other services:

• Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
  Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
  The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. It is the principal route out of the four rail links between Scotland's two biggest cities, hosting the flagship "Shuttle" service between and .- Places served :The route...
  
   between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction
• Glasgow to Aberdeen Line
  Glasgow to Aberdeen Line
  The Glasgow to Aberdeen Line is a railway line linking Glasgow with Aberdeen via Stirling, Perth and Dundee.- Route :Most of the route is shared with other services:* Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction...
  
   between Glasgow Queen Street and Dunblane
• Highland Main Line
  Highland Main Line
  The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth at one end and Inverness at the other. Today, services between Inverness and Edinburgh, Glasgow and London use the line...
  
   between Larbert and Dunblane
• Edinburgh to Dunblane Line
  Edinburgh to Dunblane Line
  The Edinburgh to Dunblane Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It links the city of Edinburgh via Falkirk to the city of Stirling, Lecropt and the town of Dunblane...
  
   between Larbert and Dunblane

Historical route

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:

• Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
  Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
  The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was a railway built to link Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Act of Parliament for building the railway received its Royal Assent in 1838 which was open on 28 July 1863. Services started between Glasgow Queen Street and Haymarket on 21 February 1842. The line was...
  
   between Glasgow Queen Street and Greenhill Junction
• Scottish Central Railway
  Scottish Central Railway
  The Scottish Central Railway was formed in 1845 to link the Caledonian Railway near Castlecary to the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Perth...
  
   between Greenhill Junction and Dunblane
• Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
  Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
  The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway was a railway in Clackmannanshire and Fife, Scotland connecting the stations in Stirling and Dunfermline. It had a branch line from Alloa to Tillicoultry.-Closure:...
  
  between Stirling and Alloa