Classic route
Edinburgh–Glasgow Express
Glasgow → Edinburgh · Scotland
- Distance
- 76 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 45 min
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Operator
- ScotRail
- Train
- ScotRail Class 385
- Countries
- Scotland
- In service since
- 1842
Page last updated 2026-07-20 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Scotland’s busiest corridor since 1842: four electric expresses an hour between its two great cities over the Falkirk high route.
Edinburgh–Glasgow Express in pictures
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