Work begins on Edinburgh to Glasgow rail link

Construction work has begun on the new rail link between Edinburgh and Glasgow, which is due to be Scotland’s largest rail improvement project ever.

The work, which is being carried out as part of the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvements Programme, will allow rail services between the two cities to almost double from six to thirteen.

Transport minister Stewart Stevenson said: "The Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvements Programme will revolutionise the rail network in central Scotland and I'm delighted that early work on this exciting programme of rail improvements is already well under way.

"The completion of the pilot programme, which finishes this week, will determine where the major electrical infrastructure will be best located as part of the electrification of the railway across central Scotland. This is an important milestone."

According to local sources, work on the foundations for electrification cables needed for the line have almost been completed.

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