Scotland's railway: Better in the making
Changes happening now in Scotland
Below are press releases from rail companies in Scotland promoting changes and improvements happening in the area.
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Train companies publish 'safer travel pledgeAhead of major timetable uplift, rail companies release the 8 ways they are ensuring people can travel safely… and how...
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Infrastructure upgrades for Kilmarnock-Dumfries lineNetwork Rail engineers will be delivering vital upgrade works on the line between Kilmarnock and Dumfries from Saturday, July...
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Network Rail to restart Queen Street project after investing £64m in Scotland in lockdownNetwork Rail Scotland is restarting work on major construction projects across Scotland’s Railway following a three-month...
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Work begins on £14.5m Motherwell station redevelopmentFrom Monday, 29 June, contractors will begin work on the initial stage of the redevelopment project with the demolition of an...
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£5m Milngavie investment is platform for rail improvementNetwork Rail will shortly begin a programme of work at Milngavie station to extend the platforms in an investment that will...
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ScotRail unveils active travel carriage designScotRail has unveiled the livery design for its first active travel carriage, designated for carrying bikes and large sporting...
Big Changes in 2020
Communities and businesses in Scotland will benefit from big changes happening on our railway.
Trains
- 70 new ScotRail trains running
- On the Caledonian Sleeper an entirely new fleet of 75 train carriages is running as part of a £150 million investment
- New trains running on services between Scotland and the North of England
Stations, tracks, depots
- Robroyston Station opened in December 2019
- Kintore Station is planned to open in spring 2020
- Aberdeen station redevelopment will begin in mid-2020.
Communities
- WhatsApp customer support for ScotRail passengers now available
- ScotRail Interpreter Now service, to assist deaf passengers, will continue
Major upgrade work
- Glasgow Queen Street station redevelopment will complete by Summer 2020
- Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme planned to complete
- Work to continue on £4 billion investment by Network Rail on Scotland´s railways
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What big changes do you want?
Rail companies are calling for big changes but what matters to you?
