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Breich station will close for 12 weeks from Saturday 23 June as part of the work to electrify the Shotts line between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.

Network Rail has awarded Siemens a £20m contract for re-signalling sections of the Highland mainline – which will help reduce journey times for customers on the key inter-city route.

Services on the line between Anniesland and Glasgow Queen Street, via Ashfield, will be diverted via Partick from Wednesday, June 13, until Sunday, July 8, due to emergency engineering work.

West Calder station’s new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts have opened to passengers, as part of a multi-million-pound transformation of the West Lothian station.

Network Rail engineers working on the refurbishment of South Esk viaduct in Montrose have uncovered shrapnel marks and bullet holes on the structure consistent with a bombing and a strafing attack by the Luftwaffe during World War 2.

Engineers have completed work on the £1 million programme of refurbishment on the Ayr Viaduct to coincide with the 140^th anniversary of the current bridge’s construction in 1878.

With the country expected to enjoy one of the hottest May bank holidays on record this weekend, special preparations are being made to help keep Scotland’s railway on the move.

A new plaque has been unveiled at Wemyss Bay to mark the station winning a top rail industry award.