Network Rail has reminded passengers that work will be taking place from this Saturday (May 4) until mid-August to complete an upgrade to track and signalling between Aberdeen and Inverurie.
From May 4 to August 19, the railway will undergo a series of closures to allow engineers to double the track between Dyce and Inverurie, carry-out bridge upgrades and deliver signalling enhancements.
The 15-week programme is part of the Scottish Government-funded Aberdeen-Inverness Improvement Project.
Over the 15 weeks, engineers will lay 10 miles of rail over nearly 40,000 sleepers and replace or refurbish 19 bridges on the line.
The following service alterations will be in place during the upgrade works:
- May 4–June 14: Buses replace trains between Dyce and Inverurie.
- June 15–August 9: Buses replace trains between Dyce and Huntly.
- August 10–August 12: Bus replace trains between Aberdeen and Inverness
- August 13–August 19: Buses replace trains between Aberdeen and Huntly.
What did the officials say?
Billy McKay, Network Rail senior programme manager, said:
“Double-tracking the line between Aberdeen and Inverurie will improve reliability on the route and allow a significant increase in the number of services available to customers.
“The Aberdeen-Inverness Improvement Project means more services and more seats for passengers and our engineers will be working around-the-clock to complete this complex programme as quickly as possible.
“We understand the inconvenience the work will cause to some passengers and residents, but such a huge engineering project cannot be delivered without the closure of the line. We are encouraging customers to leave extra time for travel, and plan journeys in advance.”
Derek Glasgow, ScotRail Aberdeen-Inverness project manager, said:
“This is a significant project that will play a critical role in delivering a better service for our customers, as we continue to invest in Scotland's Railway.
“We know that this level of engineering works will be an inconvenience, but we will do everything we can to keep customers moving with replacement bus services in place for the duration of the line closures.”
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What about the former Waverley Line now known as the Border Line that could extend from Tweedbank to Carlisle and to add new track to make the Border Line double track and to be used as a diversion route.
When there’s engineering works taking place on the WCML that would affect trains heading to Edinburgh from Manchester aswell freight trains.