Airdrie to Bathgate Project
Network Rail is re-opening the Airdrie-Bathgate passenger rail link after 50 years of closure. The project also involves upgrading the existing lines between Bathgate and Edinburgh and between Airdrie and Drumgelloch. Once completed, the line will be double-tracked and electrified from Edinburgh to Glasgow and passengers will be able to travel continuously through to Helensburgh.
As part of the project, Balfour Beatty Rail Projects will reinstatement the track between Airdrie and Bathgate, including double-tracking the existing track sections, and install electrification along the entire route.
The new railway will bring considerable benefits for communities along the route, by creating a direct link to Edinburgh and the East and to Glasgow and the West. |
