Engineering works will mean that trains from London to Scotland will be revised on the West Coast Main Line.
Signalling and track improvements will be made, along with drainage improvements between Carstairs and the border.
Track renewal and refurbishment will take place at a range of locations, including Abington, Thankerton and Symington.
Buses will replace trains between Carlisle and Glasgow / Edinburgh on:
- Sun 30 March
- Sun 6 April
- Sun 13 April
- Easter Weekend (Sat 19 April to Mon 21 April)
- Sun 27 April
- May Bank Holiday (Sat 3 May to Sun 4 May)
- Sat 10 & Sun 11 May
- Sat 31 May & Sun 1 June
- Sun 8 June
“Our engineers will be working hard to deliver these improvement projects as quickly as possible for our customers.
“The work we’re undertaking is vital to the long-term future of the line and will help to provide a more reliable railway for our passengers and freight customers.
Ross Moran, Network Rail Scotland route director
Responses
From an earlier closure because of a landslide
Chris C
22 February, 2025
Whatever happened to the Thunderbirds, this sounds like a perfect job for them, put them on at Carlisle and take the train through Dumfries, a bit longer train journey but still get there,
Railways are now getting lazy and can’t even put buses on just dump passengers anywhere they like. NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE.