Passengers who use the line between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central via Shotts are being reminded to plan ahead as the line will close for 10 days this Easter as part of a £160m project to electrify the route.
Published on : Saturday, March 31, 2018
Passengers who use the line between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central via Shotts are being reminded to plan ahead as the line will close for 10 days this Easter as part of a £160m project to electrify the route.
From 9pm Thursday March 29, to 6am Monday, April 9, no trains will run on the line while Network Rail engineers work to widen and extend both platforms at Livingston South and install and energise overhead line electrification (OHLE) at Midcalder Junction in a £2m package of Easter works.
The bulk of the work being delivered over Easter is to make sure the platforms at Livingston South station are safe and compliant for an electrified railway and long enough for the new six carriage trains that will be introduced on the route.
As well as work to the platforms, the £3.5m redevelopment will see the construction of lifts on both sides of the station to deliver step-free access, installation of new staircases and the re-alignment of existing ramps.
Improvements to lighting and CCTV and enhancements to customer information systems, ticket machines, validators and waiting shelters will also be delivered at the West Lothian station.
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