Date: 21/04/2023

Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the 164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coast mainline (WCML).

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Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the £164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coast mainline (WCML).

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Looking south from Carstairs station footbridge on 11 April 2023, with the renewed Up and Down lines on the right and the reconfigured platform to the left.
Location: Carstairs
Company: Caledonian Railway
11/04/2023 Bill Roberton

Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the £164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coast mainline (WCML). As part of the Scottish Government-funded investment, engineers have been working to simplify and upgrade the track layout – clearing bottlenecks and making the junction more reliable.
Location: Carstairs
Company: Caledonian Railway
/04/2023 Network Rail

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