Scotland's railway: Better in the making
Now and in 2020 passengers, communities and businesses in Scotland benefit from big changes happening on our railway.
Big Changes now and in 2020
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 will open 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 in 2019
- 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
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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Network Rail Level 3 Engineering ApprenticeshipNetwork Rail is recruiting for future rail leaders through its apprenticeship scheme. Applications are now open for a March...
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Two years of transformation at Queen StreetOctober marks two years since Network Rail began the main £120m redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street station.
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Extra rail investment for North East and Highland passengersNetwork Rail Scotland is investing an extra £4.5m in plans to boost performance in the North East and Highlands.
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Delivering for passengers is on trackNetwork Rail Scotland is trialling a new approach to maintaining rail tracks which will hopefully see faults fixed, and speed...
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Cycle carriages for Scotland’s scenic railwayDesignated carriages for bikes and large sporting equipment are to be introduced on one of Scotland’s most scenic routes, a...
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Service on Scotland’s Railway improves by almost 30 per centNew figures released today, Friday, 18 October, show that the service customers receive on Scotland’s Railway has improved by...
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