ScotRail is reminding customers in Carstairs, Carluke, Wishaw, and Motherwell to plan ahead and know their travel options during major improvement works at Carstairs, beginning this weekend.
No ScotRail services will operate between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Carstairs between Saturday, March 4, and Tuesday, May 30, while Network Rail work to modernise the layout of the Carstairs Junction, a key section of the West Coast Mainline linking Glasgow and Edinburgh to London.
The £164m overhaul will see the infrastructure operator work in three phases between March 4 and June 4 to simplify and upgrade the track-layout to clear an existing bottleneck on the network, making it more reliable and able to better cope with both passenger and freight demands.
David Simpson, ScotRail service delivery director, said: “The remodelled layout and enhancements Network Rail is carrying out at Carstairs will deliver increased reliability and resilience of the infrastructure which will benefit ScotRail customers for years to come.
“It’s all part of our ongoing commitment to deliver a modern, reliable, efficient rail network that is fit for the future.
“We’re urging customers to plan ahead and know their travel options as their normal journey might be different while this work is taking place. Some journey times will be longer, but we will keep you moving.
“You can find out more about our alternative travel plan and what it means for your own journey by visiting the ScotRail website or by downloading our free mobile app.”
No ScotRail services will operate between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Carstairs from March 4 however the train operator will run the following amended peak time services:
07.05 Glasgow Central to Edinburgh via Carstairs will be diverted via Shotts with replacement buses in operation from Carstairs, Carluke, Wishaw, and Motherwell for customers to connect at Bellshill.
07.18 Carstairs to Glasgow Central High Level and 07.39 Carstairs to Garscadden via Glasgow Central Low Level will start at Wishaw.
17.37 Anderston to Carstairs will terminate at Wishaw.
The train operator has arranged for valid train tickets between Carstairs and Glasgow Central to be accepted on the 37 and 137 Stuarts Coaches service between Carstairs and Lanark, allowing customers to connect with ScotRail services between Lanark and Glasgow Central High Level, and providing customers in Carstairs with an hourly service to and from Glasgow.
Customers in Carluke, Wishaw, and Motherwell, will all be able to use the half-hourly ScotRail service between Lanark and Glasgow Central.
More information on the Carstairs Junction improvement work is available here
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