West Coast Main Line diagram

The West Coast Main Line is a major trunk railway in the United Kingdom, linking London with Glasgow. The Watford DC lines are intricately linked with the southern part of the WCML and are also shown in full. A detailed diagram of the line is housed on this page for technical reasons. Note that some complex areas have been simplified for clarity.

Where dates for a railway station are shown as e.g. (1853–1959/1964) these refer to the dates of closure to passengers and freight.

West Coast Main Line
Glasgow Central (high level) opened 1879 Glasgow Central (low level) 1896–1966, reopened 1979 River Clyde Glasgow Bridge Street 1840–1905 Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway City of Glasgow Union Railway Glasgow Eglinton Street Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Polloc and Govan Railway Rutherglen opened 1849 Rutherglen Goods Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway Cambuslang Goods Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Glasgow Central Railway Newton opened 1849 Argyle Line Newton Goods Uddingston Goods Uddingston opened 1849 Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway Cleland and Midcalder Line Fallside Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway Wishaw and Coltness Railway Motherwell Hamilton Branch Motherwell Goods Flemington Shieldmuir opened 1990 Shotts Line Wishaw Central opened 1880 to Newmains Wishaw South Overtown to Morningside Law Junction Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Carluke opened 1842 Braidwood Cleghorn Argyle Line Carstairs Junction opened 1848 Caledonian main line Dolphinton branch line Thankerton Symington 1848–1965 to Peebles Lamington Abington 1848–1965 Crawford 1891–1965 Elvanfoot 1848–1965 Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch Beattock Summit Moffat 1883–1954/1964 Beattock 1847–1972 Wamphray 1847–1960 Dinwoodie 1847–1960 Nethercleugh 1847–1960 Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Lockerbie opened 1847 Ecclefechan 1847–1960 Kirtlebridge 1847–1960 Solway Junction Railway Kirkpatrick 1847–1960 Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Anglo-Scottish border Gretna 1847–1951 MOD Longtown Border Union Railway Esk Viaduct over River Esk Floriston 1847–1950 Rockcliffe 1847–1917, 1918–1950/1965 Border Union Railway Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway Canal Goods Dentholme Goods │ Viaduct Goods Carlisle Citadel opened 1847 Crown Street Goods Bog Goods Newcastle & Carlisle Railway Settle and Carlisle Railway Maryport and Carlisle Railway Brisco 1846–1852/1952 Wreay 1853–1943 Southwaite 1846–1952/1964 Calthwaite c.1855–1952/1956 Plumpton 1846–1948 Penrith opened 1846 Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Eden Valley Railway Clifton and Lowther 1846–1938/1951 Shap 1846–1968 Shap Summit South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Tebay 1852–1968 Tebay Goods Low Gill Ingleton branch line Grayrigg 1861–1954 Windermere branch line Oxenholme Lake District opened 1847 Hincaster branch line Milnthorpe Burton and Holme Furness line │ Leeds–Morecambe line Carnforth opened 1846 Bolton-le-Sands Hest Bank 1846–1969 Morecambe branch line North Western Railway Glasson Dock Branch Line Lancaster Green Ayre North Western Railway 1848–1966/1976 Lancaster opened 1846 Lancaster Goods Galgate 1840–1939 Bay Horse 1840–1960 Scorton Garstang and Knot-End Railway Garstang and Catterall 1840–1969 Brock Barton and Broughton Oxheys Goods Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Maudland Goods Preston and Longridge Railway Maxwell House 1842–44 Preston opened 1838 Ribble Steam Railway Christian Road Goods │ Butler Street Goods Preston West Lancs West Lancashire Railway Preston Junction –1972 Ormskirk branch line Lostock Hall East Lancashire line opened 1846 Farington 1838–1960 Farington Goods Leyland opened 1838 Manchester–Preston line Euxton Balshaw Lane opened 1838 Coppull 1838–1969 Coppull Goods Standish 1838–1949 Lancashire Union Railway Lancashire Union Railway Boar's Head 1838–1949 Manchester–Southport line Kirkby branch line Wigan North Western │ Wigan Wallgate opened 1838 │ opened 1896 Wigan Goods Manchester–Southport line Wigan-avoiding line Springs Branch both to Amberwood West Junction Manchester and Wigan Railway Bamfurlong 1878–1950 Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway Golborne South Lowton Liverpool–Manchester lines Chester–Manchester line Liverpool–Manchester lines Warrington Central opened c.1873 Warrington Goods Warrington Bank Quay opened 1868 Arpley Line Jcn │ Chester Line Jcn New North Walton Jcn │ New South Walton Jcn Manchester Ship Canal Moore 1837–1943/50s Birkenhead Railway Preston Brook 1837–1948/50s Weaver Junction and Liverpool Line Acton Bridge opened 1837 Mid-Cheshire Line Hartford opened 1837 Winsford and Over branch line Winsford and Over 1870–1874, 1888–1931/1958 Over and Wharton 1882–1947/1968 Winsford Minshull Vernon 1837–1942 Crewe–Manchester line North Wales Coast Line Crewe opened 1837 Welsh Marches Line Crewe–Derby line Basford –1875 Betley Road 1875–1945 Madeley Stoke to Market Drayton Line Whitmore 1837–1952 Standon Bridge 1837–1952 Badnall Wharf Stafford–Manchester line Norton Bridge 1837-2017 Great Bridgeford Stafford–Shrewsbury line Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway Stafford opened 1837 Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line Milford and Brocton Cannock Chase Military Railway Shugborough Tunnel 770 yards (700 m) Stone to Colwich Line Colwich 1847–1958 Rugeley Trent Valley opened 1847 Chase Line Armitage 1847–1960 Lichfield Trent Valley Cross-City Line opened 1847 Tamworth Cross Country Route opened 1839 Polesworth opened 1847 Atherstone opened 1847 Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway Birmingham–Peterborough line Nuneaton opened 1837 Birmingham–Peterborough line Coventry to Nuneaton Line Bulkington 1847–1931 Shilton 1847–1957 Brinklow 1847–1957 Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line Leamington–Rugby line Midland Counties Railway Rugby opened 1838 Great Central Railway Rugby and Stamford Railway Northampton loop Kilsby Tunnel 1 mile 656 yards (2.21 km) Welton 1838–1958/1964 Weedon–Leamington Spa line Weedon 1888–1958 Stowehill Tunnel 492 yards (450 m) Northampton and Peterborough Railway Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway Blisworth 1838–1960 Northampton loop Roade 1838–1964 Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway Castlethorpe 1882–1964 Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway Wolverton opened 1838 Wolverton railway works Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line Loughton Sidings Milton Keynes Central opened 1982 Denbigh Hall Apr–Sep 1838 Marston Vale Line Bletchley opened 1846 Varsity Line, proposed East West Rail Linslade Tunnel 283 yards (259 m) Leighton Buzzard opened 1838 Dunstable Branch Lines Cheddington opened 1838 Cheddington to Aylesbury Line Tring opened 1837 Northchurch Tunnel 347 yards (317 m) Berkhamsted opened 1838 Hemel Hempstead opened 1837 Nickey Line Apsley opened 1938 Kings Langley opened 1839 Watford Fast Tunnel 1 mile 55 yards (1.66 km) Watford Slow Tunnel 1 mile 230 yards (1.82 km) Watford 1837–1858 Abbey Line Watford Junction opened 1858 Watford Goods Watford High Street opened 1861 Watford and Rickmansworth Railway proposed Croxley Rail Link Bushey opened 1841 Carpenders Park opened 1917 Hatch End opened c. 1844 Headstone Lane Goods Headstone Lane opened 1917 Harrow & Wealdstone opened 1837 Stanmore branch line Kenton opened 1912 Metropolitan line and London–Aylesbury line South Kenton opened 1933 North Wembley opened 1912 Chiltern Main Line Wembley Central opened 1842 Stonebridge Park opened 1912 River Brent Grand Junction Canal │ Royal Show Ground Willesden │ Harlesden 1841–1866 │ opened 1912 Dudding Hill Line North London line │ Willesden Goods Willesden Junction (low level) opened 1866 Willesden Junction (high level) West London Junction West London Line North London Line Honeypot Hill Tunnel 317 yards (290 m) Kensal Green North Shed Queen's Park opened 1879 Bakerloo line Kilburn and Maida Vale Goods Kilburn and Maida Vale │ Kilburn High Road 1852–1912 │ opened 1852 South Hampstead opened 1879 Primrose Hill Tunnels 1,220 yards (1.12 km) │ South Hampstead Tunnel Chiltern Main Line Metropolitan line Jubilee line Primrose Hill Tunnels │ South Hampstead Tunnel 1 2 1: WCML │ 2: Watford DC line Chalk Farm 1851–1917, 1922–1992 North London line Park Street Tunnel │ Camden Goods London Euston opened 1837 Euston tube station Northern line and Victoria line