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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

  • 8 May - Carlisle Road will close overnight (10pm) to allow bridge construction works on the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link works to begin in this location.  It will reopen at 4pm on Sunday 9th May.
  • 9 May – Drumgelloch station closes for relocation and will remain closed until the reopening of the line in December 2010
  • 22/23 May – weekend closures begin on Carlisle Road for four weeks
  • 24 May – night time closures (10pm – 6am) begin on Carlisle Road for eight weeks
  • 14 June – Carlisle Road closed for up to eight weeks
  • 17 to 26 July – Airdrie station closed for a period of nine days
  • 16 Aug – Carlisle Road reopens

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
  • A series of activity will take place betweek May - July 2010
  • Overhead Line Electrification (OLE)
    Installation of overhead electrification system. This section will require approximately 170 piles, bases and masts.
  • Track works-bottom ballast
    Two layers of ballast are required. The first, or bottom ballast, will be delivered to site by road and spread using mechanical plant. This section will require approx 16000ton of ballast.
  • Trackworks - delivery of long welded rail
    New rails will be delivered to site by train. This is likely to require three trains, each carrying the equivalent of 3400m of rail on board.
  • Sleeper layout
    Approximately 15000 new steel sleepers will be required in this section. Sleepers will be delivered to site and laid using a New Track Construction train.
  • Dropping top ballast
    The second layer, or top ballast, will be laid throughout the site by using rail-mounted plant which will be brought to site by train. Each train will carry approx 900 tonnes of ballast and this section will require approximately 5500 tonnes of top ballast in total.
  • Tamping of track
    Track will be put in its final position using a tamper.

 

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 June 2010: construction of new Whitburn Road bridge and construction of temporary road
  • A series of activity will take place during May - June 2010:
  • Overhead Line Electrification (OLE)
    Installation of overhead electrification system. This section will require approximately 170 piles, bases and masts.
  • Track works-bottom ballast
    Two layers of ballast are required. The first, or bottom ballast, will be delivered to site by road and spread using mechanical plant. This section will require approx 16000ton of ballast.
  • Trackworks - delivery of long welded rail
    New rails will be delivered to site by train. This is likely to require three trains, each carrying the equivalent of 3400m of rail on board.
  • Sleeper layout
    Approximately 15000 new steel sleepers will be required in this section. Sleepers will be delivered to site and laid using a New Track Construction train.
  • Dropping top ballast
    The second layer, or top ballast, will be laid throughout the site by using rail-mounted plant which will be brought to site by train.
  • Each train will carry approx 900 tonnes of ballast and this section will require approximately 5500 tonnes of top ballast in total.
    Tamping of track
    Track will be put in its final position using a tamper.
  • 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.