Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway

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City of Glasgow Union Railway Gorbals Glasgow South Side Polloc & Govan Rly to Glasgow Central General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Pollokshields East (CDR) Cathcart District Railway Pollokshields West (CDR) Maxwell Park (CDR) Strathbungo Crossmyloof Cathcart District Railway Pollokshaws West Busby Railway Kennishead Thornliebank Goods Priesthill and Darnley Nitshill G&SW Barrhead Branch Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Barrhead (New) Barrhead Barrhead Central ( G&SW Barrhead Branch ) Paisley and Barrhead District Railway Neilston Caldwell Lanarkshire & Ayrshire Rly Lugton East Junction Lugton North Junction Lugton (L&AR) Lugton Lugton South Junction Barrmill Giffen North Junction Beith Town Lanarkshire & Ayrshire Rly Dunlop Stewarton Kilmaurs Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Rly Kilmarnock & Troon Rly Kilmarnock (GPK&AR) Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Rly

The Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway was a railway jointly owned by the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway, completed in 1873, and giving the latter a shorter access to its Carlisle main line. A branch to Beith was also built.

It was formed by extending the earlier independent Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, which is also described here; that line was taken over by the joint company.

The main line between Glasgow and Kilmarnock continues in operation at the present day. The station at Neilston was closed, and the locality is served by a different line.