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• Edinburgh and Glasgow record another period of positive growth in station retail sales between October-December 2016
• Rise in sales for 19^th successive quarter caps great 2016 for station retailers
• Performance reflects ongoing investment in the retail offer at both stations

Work will soon begin on a project to lengthen platforms at Edinburgh Waverley for the introduction of new longer, faster, greener trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow and on the East Coast main line.

Network Rail has started work to install a footbridge over the railway near Niddry Castle in Winchburgh – the final structure to be replaced ahead of the electrification of the railway line between Edinburgh and Glasgow.  

The rail industry has today published its advice on how the railway can continue to help grow Scotland’s economy and support its communities in the decades ahead

• Road to close each night from 20:00 to 06:00 from February 5 to March 1

Alex Hynes, the current managing director of Arriva Rail North, is to be appointed managing director of the ScotRail Alliance.

Network Rail and Abellio have today announced that Phil Verster will be moving to become managing director of the East West rail project that was announced by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling last month.

• Edinburgh station sales up 41% on last Christmas
• Network Rail reports 9.5% sales growth across its managed stations over the festive period
• 32% of total station users – almost 34 million people across Britain - visited a station retailer between 19 November and 24 December