Welcome to the official website for the Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link project

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Work in Your Area.

This interactive map provides more information about the construction of one of Scotland’s largest and newest railway projects. Click on the section of track where you live to find out about the work planned in YOUR area and what this means for you.


A project of this magnitude will inevitably cause a level of disruption, we are doing everything we can to minimise this, including keeping you up to date with our construction newsletters and on this website. The reinstatement of the line will bring long term benefits to the line side communities, which will be linked by rail for the first time in over 50 years.


As work on the project gathers pace every day, click here to view photographs which show our progress so far.

Airdrie – Drumgelloch

  • May 2010 to December 2010:
    • construction of new second track and signalling works
    • upgrade of Airdrie Station
    • removal of the old Drumgelloch Station
    • driver training

Drumgelloch – Caldercruix

  • May 2009 to July 2010: construction of new Drumgelloch Station
  • June 2009 to May 2010: replacement of Towers Road bridge
  • June 2009 to February 2010: construction of new Main Street Plain access road and bridge

For more information on construction work in this area and to view the full construction newsletter, please click here

Caldercruix – Raziehill

  • August 2009 to July 2010: construction of the new Caldercruix Station and car park. For more details about the new station and car park, click here
  • September 2009 to May 2010: reconstruction of Caldercruix Main Street bridge
  • November 2009 to February 2010: new Angling Club footbridge, for more details of works around Hillend Reservoir, click here

For an overview of construction work in the Caldercruix and Raziehill area, and to view the full construction newsletter, please click here

Raziehill – Blackridge

  • June 2009 to August 2010: reconstruction of A89 Bedlormie Toll bridge and construction of temporary road
  • November 2009 to February 2010: reconstruction of Harthill Road bridge

For more information on construction work in this area and to view the full construction newsletter, please click here

Blackridge – Armadale

  • May 2009 to June 2010: construction of the new Armadale Station and car park, for more details about the new station and car park, click here
  • June 2009 to July 2010: construction of Armadale Station road bridge and new road layout for Armadale station
  • August 2009 to October 2010: construction of new Blackridge Station and car park

For an overview of construction work between Blackridge and Armadale and to view the full construction newsletter, please click here

Armadale – Bathgate

  • May 2009 to December 2009: construction of new Light Maintenance Depot
  • May 2009 to June 2010: construction of new Whitburn Road bridge and construction of temporary road
  • June 2009 to September 2010: construction of new Bathgate Station and car park

For more information on construction work in this area and to view the full construction newsletter, please click here

Bathgate – Haymarket

  • May 2009 to December 2009: work to the overhead line electrification on the Haymarket - Bathgate section of line.