The train service between Glasgow and Oxenholme is split between trains operated by Avanti West Coast and trains operated by TransPennine Express.
Each of these operators doesn't provide an hourly service, so the pattern of departures can be fairly random.
It can vary from a total of three departures per hour to gaps of more than 90 minutes between trains.
The Avanti West Coast services have the faster journey times - they're typically 15 mins quciker than the TPE (TransPennine Express) services.
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Final Destination: London Euston
or Birmingham New Street
(Avanti West Coast); Manchester Airport or Liverpool Lime Street (Trans Pennine Express)
All trains also call at: Carlisle
Some trains also call at: Penrith North Lakes
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Type of Scenery: Hills
Senic Rating: ***
For the majority of this journey the train will travel through a majestic landscape.
Once the train has passed Motherwell it leaves the urban areas behind and enters a pastoral landscape, which is a prelude of the delights to come.
South of Carstairs the railway follows a route through the beautiful
Southern Uplands.
After the train has passed through Carstairs station, the views as the railway climbs and then descends over Beattock summit, are particularly special.
Between Carlisle and Oxenholme the railway takes a route between The Lake District to the east and the Pennines to the west - so there are great views to be enjoyed from both sides of the train towards distant mountains.
Approximately 10 minutes north of Oxenholme comes one of the highlights of the journey when the railway travels through the
Lune Gorge - though here the best views are from the left (when facing the direction of travel).
A beautiful landmark to look out for on the left, just after the train enters the gorge, is the spectacular sight of Low Gill Viaduct, on a now abandoned railway.
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More general information about travelling by train in England, Scotland and Wales is available on this
guide to British train travel.