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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Vital Christmas upgrades for Edinburgh’s Haymarket junctionFrom December 25 to December 29, Haymarket East junction will undergo a major upgrade to renew four sets of points (rails...
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Primary School art on the ‘Gogh’ at Leuchars railway stationLocal primary school pupils have helped turn their local station into an art gallery, thanks to the ScotRail station adopters...
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Azuma arrives for LNER Aberdeen servicesLondon North Eastern Railway (LNER) is celebrating the arrival of Azuma services on the East Coast route between Aberdeen and...
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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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GB Railfreight and Hanson Cement Sign Seven Year ContractGB Railfreight are delighted to announce a seven-year deal with Hanson Cement for rail freight services from Ketton cement...
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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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What big changes do you want?
Rail companies are calling for big changes but what matters to you?
