A81 road

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A81

Route information
Length	30 mi (48 km)
Major junctions
North end	Callander
South end	Glasgow

Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A81 road is a major road in Scotland. It runs from Glasgow to Callander via Woodside and Maryhill within the city, as well as Bearsden, Milngavie and Strathblane, a total of 30 miles (48 km).

The Collins 2012 Collins Big Road Atlas shows the A81 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic.^[1]

A long straight on the Glasgow - Aberfoyle road where it crosses an area of wetland

Notes[]

^ BBC news "Collins atlas rates five Scottish A roads 'high risk'" 19 August 2011, accessed 19 August 2011

Transport in Glasgow

Bus
Bus stations	Buchanan bus station
Present	First Glasgow McGill's Stagecoach Glasgow Glasgow Citybus
Past	Kelvin Central Buses Glasgow Corporation Transport Arriva Scotland West Western Scottish Trolleybuses in Glasgow

Rail

Present

Stations	Alexandra Parade Anderston Anniesland Argyle Street Ashfield Baillieston Barnhill Bellgrove Bridgeton Cardonald Carmyle Carntyne Cathcart Charing Cross Corkerhill Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Dalmarnock Drumchapel Drumry Duke Street Dumbreck Easterhouse Exhibition Centre Garrowhill Garscadden Gilshochill Glasgow Central High Street Hillington East Hillington West Hyndland Jordanhill Kelvindale Kennishead King's Park Langside Maryhill Maxwell Park Mosspark Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muirend Nitshill Partick Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Possilpark & Parkhouse Priesthill & Darnley Robroyston Queens Park Queen Street Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston Springburn Summerston
Commuter lines	Argyle Ayrshire Coast Cathcart Circle Croy Cumbernauld Inverclyde Maryhill Motherwell–Cumbernauld North Clyde Paisley Canal Shotts South Western Whifflet
Main lines	CrossCountry network East Coast Main Line Glasgow–Aberdeen line Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line Highland Main Line TransPennine North West West Coast Main Line West Highland Line
Operations	Abellio ScotRail Avanti West Coast Caledonian Sleeper London North Eastern Railway TransPennine Express

Past

Stations	Bellahouston Botanic Gardens Bridge Street Bridgeton Central Buchanan Street (mainline) College Crow Road Cumberland Street Dunlop Street Eglinton Street Finnieston Gallowgate Gallowgate Central Glasgow Cross Glasgow Green Gorbals Govan Ibrox Kelvinbridge Kelvinside Kirklee Main Street Maryhill Central Merkland Street Mount Vernon North Parkhead Stadium (GCR) Parkhead North (NBR) Partick Central (aka Kelvin Hall) Partickhill Partick West Pollokshields Possil Shields Shields Road Southside St Enoch (mainline) Strathbungo Tollcross Whiteinch Victoria Park
Lines	Cathcart District Railway City Union Line Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway Glasgow Central Railway Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Polloc and Govan Railway Stobcross Railway
Operations	Caledonian Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway North British Railway LMS LNER Scottish Region of British Railways ScotRail

Future

GARL
Crossrail Glasgow (Proposed)

Subway
Stations	Bridge Street Buchanan Street Cessnock Cowcaddens Govan Hillhead Ibrox Kelvinbridge Kelvinhall Kinning Park Partick Shields Road St Enoch St George's Cross West Street

Roads
Motorways	M8 M73 M74 M77 M80
A roads	A8 / European route E5 A74 A77 A726 A727 A728 A730 A736 A739 A749 A761 A763 A80 A81 A82 A89 A803 A804 A814 A879
Streets / Junctions	Argyle Street Broomielaw Buchanan Street Byres Road Candleriggs Charing Cross Cochrane Street Dalmarnock Road Duke Street Dunlop Street Edinburgh Road Gallowgate George Square Glasgow Cross Glassford Street Great Western Road High Street Ingram Street London Road Maryhill Road Millbrae Crescent North Street Paisley Road West Partick Cross Queen Street Rottenrow Saltmarket Sauchiehall Street Shettleston Road Springburn Road St. Andrew's Cross St. George's Cross St. Vincent Street Trongate Wilson Street

Tram
Past	Glasgow Corporation Tramways

Other
Air	Glasgow Airport Glasgow Prestwick Airport Glasgow Seaplane Terminal
Water	SPT Ferry Services Forth and Clyde Canal
Cycling	National Cycle Route 7 National Cycle Route 75 National Cycle Route 754 National Cycle Route 756

SPT
Transport in Scotland

v t A roads in Zone 8 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
	A8 A80 A81 A82 A83 A84 A85 A86 A87 A88 A89
	A801 A803 A811 A828 A830 A832 A835 A836 A838 A839 A846 A847 A850 A851 A861 A863 A882 A893 A897 A898 A899
	A8000 A8011
List of A roads in Zone 8 List of B roads in Zone 8

Coordinates: 56°03′22″N 4°23′49″W / 56.05614°N 4.39687°W / 56.05614; -4.39687