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Friday 15 Apr 2022

Passengers reminded to check before travelling this Easter

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Scotland’s Railway: Scotland

Network Rail is reminding passengers to check before they travel this Easter as we prepare to deliver improvements across Scotland’s Railway.

From April 16 to April 18, engineers will be working around-the-clock to make the railway infrastructure more resilient and reliable.

On the west coast main line, which links Glasgow Central to London Euston, engineers will renew tracks at a range of locations including Ecclefechan, Carstairs, Beattock and Abington.

Most of the country’s services are unaffected by the Easter works, but due to their complex nature, these projects cannot be delivered without some short-term closures of the line.

Passengers are urged to plan their journey in advance and are reminded that changes to services can be found on www.nationalrail.co.uk, or individual operators’ websites.

Passengers are also being reminded about the ongoing improvement works on the Argyle line, which are impacting services between Exhibition Centre and Rutherglen.

Liam Sumpter, Network Rail route director for Scotland, said: “This improvement programme is vital for the future of Scotland’s Railway.

“The work we are undertaking this Easter weekend will help to provide a more modern railway and will help to improve reliability on the west coast main line – one of Europe’s busiest rail routes.

“We understand the inconvenience this work will cause some customers, but such a significant programme cannot be delivered without temporary disruption and every effort has been made to reduce the impact of our activities as much as possible.”