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The work is due to be completed in late 2024.
(Permalink) Belfast York Street New station TransLink

A station at East Linton is on track to open within the next 12 months. Discussions surrounding the return of a station to the village for the first time in nearly 60 years have been ongoing for more than a decade. Work started on the site in 2020 and it has been confirmed that the station is due to open in March next year.
(Permalink) East Linton New station


East Linton: Considerable progress at East Linton where an LNER service is passing. The new station is in a slightly different location to the original.
John Yellowlees 26/03/2023


East Linton: A new footbridge has been installed at the under construction East Linton station.
Network Rail /10/2022


East Linton: Network Rail's plans for a new East Linton station.
Network Rail /02/2021

Scores of new rail network schemes across the UK are being built - or are at least on the wishlist - with the aim of boosting regional economies for the entirety of the country.
(Permalink) England New station New stations Proposals Scotland Wales

A station for Parkhead and a nearby old railway line being transformed into a cycle path are new plans emerging to improve East End areas. [A replacement station at Parkhead North, closed 1955, has been proposed many times along with a footpath utilising the former Switchback. The first proposal to re-open the station was in 1964 when Parkhead Stadium station and the GCR closed. See map for 2008 proposal. -RS]
(Permalink) Cyclepath Footpath Hogarth Park New station Parkhead Parkhead North Re-opening The Switchback


Parkhead Junction [CR]: Looking up to Switchback Line...notice the plyon and flats in background.
Colin Harkins 29/08/2006


Parkhead North: N2 0-6-2T 69507 passing the site of Parkhead North station in May 1958 with a Hyndland - Shettleston train. The bridge in the background carried the Switchback over the formation, while that to the le ...
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 01/05/1958


Parkhead Junction [CR]: Extract from Glasgow City Council plans for the East End Regeneration showing the proposed route over the former Switchback (Caledonian Railway) and the planned new Station at Parkhead Forge.
Colin Harkins /06/2008

Land will continue to be safeguarded for a potential new stations at Allander and Bishopbriggs. ... The Reporter made a number of recommendations and observations. These included: Agreement to continue to safeguard land for a potential new station and associated railway infrastructure at Allander at Bearsden and Westerhill at Bishopbriggs.
(Permalink) Allander Bearsden Bishopbriggs New station Westerhill

Publicly-owned bus services, supporting a Clyde Metro and reducing the impact of the M8 are among the pledges made by political groups in Glasgow.
(Permalink) Blochairn Cathcart Circle Clyde Metro Finnieston Glasgow District Subway Ibrox New station Parkhead Politics SPT

West Lothian Council has expressed its disappointment that hurdles have been placed in the way of delivering a new railway station in Winchburgh.

Winchburgh is one of West Lothians core development areas, and will see the build of 3,450 new homes by 2025. To support the development, a number of infrastructure improvements were identified - including the provision of a railway station.
(Permalink) New station Transport Scotland West Lothian Council Winchburgh Winchburgh Developments Ltd


Winchburgh: Stairs to nowhere remain in place at the site of the former Winchburgh station on 25 March 2008.
Craig Seath 25/03/2008

Plans for thousands of new homes across Ross-shire will need massive investment in schools, transport and leisure infrastructure to match it.
(Permalink) Evanton New station


Evanton: Looking south at the former Evanton station.
Ewan Crawford //1998

The SNP in Aberdeen said they will work to open a new train station in Cove if they gain power in Aberdeen City after May's council elections.
(Permalink) Cove New station Politics


Cove Bay: View through Cove Bay station on 4 April 1961 with a breakdown train approaching on its way north. The locomotive in charge is Perth based Black 5 4-6-0 no 44720.
See David Murray-Smith 14/04/1961

Extensive proposals to expand Scotland's rail network with the creation of 51 new stations have emerged as Scots were found to be the slowest in the UK to return to trains as Covid restrictions eased.
(Permalink) New station Proposals Railfuture

A debate will take place in parliament this week on plans for a new railway station in Flintshire.

MPs will be holding a debate on Friday about a potential new station at Greenfield.

Politicians and community leaders want to bring trains back to Holywell for the first time in over half a century.
(Permalink) Broughton Deeside Industrial Estate Greenfield Holywell Junction New station

Network Rail has released a series of images which show progress on the early stages of the development of the new Inverness Airport station.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain


Inverness Airport: Progress on the early development of the new Inverness Airport station is shown in a series of Network Rail images. [View east to the former Dalcross station, Nairn and Aberdeen. The airport is off to ...
Network Rail 16/11/2021


Inverness Airport: Network Rail has released a series of images which show progress on the early stages of the development of the new Inverness Airport station. Work got underway on the new £14m station in October ...
Network Rail /12/2021


Inverness Airport: Plans for the new Inverness Airport station.
Network Rail /12/2020

Developers behind a new £14 million railway station at Inverness Airport say works are progressing well as they look ahead to an exciting and busy year ahead.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain


Inverness Airport: Plans for the new Inverness Airport station.
Network Rail /12/2020

Essex County Council has admitted there is an 'unfunded cost escalation' risk.
(Permalink) Beaulieu Park New Station

Preparatory work is underway ahead of the construction of the new East Linton station which will see trains call at the village for the first time on more than half a century.
(Permalink) East Linton New Station


East Linton: Network Rail's plans for a new East Linton station.
Network Rail /02/2021


East Linton: Network Rail's plans for a new East Linton station.
Network Rail /02/2021

First trains are to stop at the newly completed £22m Soham station from Monday December 12. Network Rail has published its timetables for the month which means that, for the first time since 1965 people in the town will be able to let the train take the strain.
(Permalink) Ely and Newmarket Railway New station Soham

Campaigners are calling for a feasibility study to investigate a new railway station in Baschurch.
(Permalink) Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway Baschurch Feasibility study New Station Shrewsbury

Work is now underway to create the new Inverness Airport station with the start of construction of the platforms at Dalcross.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain


Inverness Airport: Plans for the new Inverness Airport station.
Network Rail /12/2020

Construction has begun on a new railway station that will allow rail passengers easier access to Inverness Airport, beginning with the platforms at Dalcross.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain

New photos have been released showing the progress of a £70 million new Levenmouth Rail Link. [See also Network Rail news item below. -RS]
(Permalink) Cameron Bridge Levenmouth New station Re-opening


Cameron Bridge [1st]: Track lifting on the Levenmouuth line.
Network Rail 08/10/2021

The Levenmouth rail link project has now completed work to remove the old disused track and redundant infrastructure from the former branch line.
(Permalink) Cameron Bridge Levenmouth New station Re-opening


Cameron Bridge [1st]: Track lifting on the Levenmouuth line.
Network Rail 08/10/2021

Network Rail has installed a footbridge over the East Coast Mainline as part of the new £20m Reston station development. The work was carried out by contractor Bam Nuttall, during an extended closure of the line with teams working around the clock during a 54-hour window, to allow the bridge sections to be craned in safely over the weekend (September 25-26).
(Permalink) Footbridge New station Reston


Reston: Network Rail has installed a footbridge over the East Coast Mainline as part of the new £20m Reston station development. The work was carried out by contractor Bam Nuttall, during an extended clos ...
Network Rail 26/09/2021

Ireland's newest train station Pelletstown opens this Sunday.
(Permalink) New Station Pelletstown Éire

Plans to relocate Hairmyres station have moved closer as Scotland's Railway, South Lanarkshire Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) have agreed to fund and develop an expanded transport interchange.
(Permalink) Hairmyres New station


Hairmyres: Plans to relocate Hairmyres station have moved closer as Scotland’s Railway, South Lanarkshire Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) have agreed to fund and develop an expande ...
Network Rail /07/2021


Hairmyres: Arrival at Hairmyres.
John Yellowlees 10/01/2017


Hairmyres: A Glasgow service calls at Hairmyres on 17 November 2018. Running 4 cars on all Saturday services on the East Kilbride line is a good move as these trains can be busy. The feathers for the Hairmyres l ...
David Panton 17/11/2018

The Highland Council's planning committee has unanimously approved proposals which will see a new railway station built at Inverness Airport.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain


Inverness Airport: Plans for the new Inverness Airport station.
Network Rail /12/2020

Highland councillors agreed to approve the plan despite serious accessibility concerns for disabled people. [See item of the 28th for first mention of approval.]
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain

Councillors agreed to approve the plan despite serious accessibility concerns for disabled people. [See item of the 28th for first mention of approval.]
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain

Highland councillors agreed that Inverness Dalcross airport is to get its own multi-million twin platform rail link - but the decision came with only a muted fanfare.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain

Work is ramping up to remodel the track and make way for the new Brent Cross West station.
(Permalink) Brent Cross West London Extension (Midland Railway) Midland Main Line New station Welsh Harp

The re-opening of a rail line between Alloa and Longannet [to regular passenger services] could be a step closer with the submission of a planning application.
(Permalink) Kincardine New station


Kincardine: Looking east from the level crossing to the former Kincardine station on 25 September 2020. The track was relaid in June 2020 in connection with the Talgo development at Longannet and proposed reopeni ...
Bill Roberton 25/09/2020


Kincardine: NBR 256 pauses at Kincardine while heading west with the 1960 RCTS/SLS Joint Scottish Tour.
WA Camwell (Copyright Stephenson Locomotive Society) 17/06/1960


Kincardine: Kincardine station looking east.
John Robin 30/03/1964

New stations could be created at Kittybrewster and Bucksburn in addition to Cove where a site assessment has already been carried out.
(Permalink) Bucksburn Cove Kittybrewster New Station


Kittybrewster [2nd]: Class B1 61308 at Kittybrewster on 3.55pm Inverness-Aberdeen during the last week of steam, September 1961.
David Murray-Smith 09/09/1961


Bucksburn: View of Bucksburn station from the forecourt in 1961. This was the westbound platform building. The station had closed in 1956 but was still open to parcel traffic and the goods yard was still in oper ...
David Murray-Smith //1961


Cove Bay: View through Cove Bay station on 4 April 1961 with a breakdown train approaching on its way north. The locomotive in charge is Perth based Black 5 4-6-0 no 44720.
See David Murray-Smith 14/04/1961

Berwickshire's already seeing the benefits of the return of the railway to Reston - even before the first train's arrived. That's according to community council chairman Barrie Forrest, who's long campaigned for the reopening of the stop on the East Coast Main Line.
(Permalink) New station Reston


Reston: Network Rail's plans for the new Reston station on the East Coast Main Line. The presence of a bus is interesting - perhaps going west to locations now bereft of a railway such as Duns. Maybe even as ...
Network Rail 04/02/2021


Reston: Network Rail's plans for the new Reston station on the East Coast Main Line. The station will be on a raised embankment with a high footbridge, waiting shelters and car park.
Network Rail 04/02/2021

Work is now underway to build the new Reston station in the Scottish Borders.
(Permalink) New station Reston


Reston: Network Rail's plans for the new Reston station on the East Coast Main Line. The presence of a bus is interesting - perhaps going west to locations now bereft of a railway such as Duns. Maybe even as ...
Network Rail 04/02/2021


Reston: Network Rail's plans for the new Reston station on the East Coast Main Line. The station will be on a raised embankment with a high footbridge, waiting shelters and car park.
Network Rail 04/02/2021

Clackmannan should get its own railway station, according to a Wee County candidate in the upcoming Holyrood elections.
(Permalink) Alloa Clackmannan Dunfermline New station

The Network Rail team behind the proposed station development at East Linton attended a public meeting to discuss the project and answer questions from members of the community.
(Permalink) East Linton New station


East Linton: Network Rail's plans for a new East Linton station.
Network Rail /02/2021


East Linton: Network Rail's plans for a new East Linton station.
Network Rail /02/2021

Calls to re-open the Alloa to Dunfermline Railway line to passengers are continuing despite being left out of a recent government transport plan.
(Permalink) Alloa Culross Dunfermline Kincardine Longannet New station Stirling


Culross [2nd]: The Northern Belle skirting the Forth on its way from Glasgow Central to Dunfermline nears Culross on 25 October. The train is headed by 47790 and tailed by 57312.
Bill Roberton 25/10/2014


Kincardine: NB 256 at Kincardine station on 30 March 1964, with the bridge in the background. See image [[39356]]
John Robin 30/03/1964


Culross [2nd]: The Scottish Power Express about to leave the temporary platform at Culross on 21 June 1992 for the return trip to Edinburgh.
Craig Seath 21/06/1992

The new station opening was kept under wraps so people were not temped to break lockdown rules.
(Permalink) Aberystwyth and Welch Coast Railway Bow Street New station

Plans for a railway station to return to East Linton after an absence of more than 50 years can now be viewed by the public.
(Permalink) East Linton New station


East Linton [1st]: One of the former stations on the Edinburgh - Berwick route being considered for reopening is East Linton in rural East Lothian, some 20 miles out from Waverley. The station here opened in 1846 as pla ...
Andy Furnevel 14/08/2018


East Linton [1st]: The former East Linton station, closed 4th May 1964, seen from the delayed ex-14.00 service from Edinburgh Waverley to London King's Cross making an unscheduled stop due to heavy snow - the Beast from ...
David Bosher 28/02/2018

A host of Borders politicians have given their thoughts after plans for the return of Reston station were approved.

(Permalink) New station Reston


Reston: Network Rail's plans for the new Reston station on the East Coast Main Line. The station will be on a raised embankment with a high footbridge, waiting shelters and car park.
Network Rail 04/02/2021


Reston [1st]: The 1000 Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley passing Reston on 29 July 1967 behind D9010 King's Own Scottish Borderer.
Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 29/07/1967

Scottish Borders Council's planning committee has approved proposals which will see a station open in the Borders village of Reston for the first time in more than half a century.
(Permalink) New station Reston

Prepatory work has begun on Reston Station, much to the delight of Barrie Forrest, chair of the Rail Action Group East of Scotland (RAGES).
(Permalink) East Coast Main Line New Station North British Railway Reston


Reston [1st]: A4 60019 Bittern heading north past Reston Junction signal box on 4 November 1967 with an RCTS (West Riding Branch) special from Leeds City to Edinburgh.
Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 04/11/1967


Reston [1st]: The 0800 East Coast Kings Cross - Edinburgh service runs north through Reston, Berwickshire, on an overcast 8 March 2010. The train is passing the site of the island platform once shared by dow ...
John Furnevel 08/03/2010

The two-platform stop will be built in a Borders village which last saw passenger services in 1964.
(Permalink) East Coast Main Line New Station North British Railway Reston


Reston [1st]: A4 60019 Bittern heading north past Reston Junction signal box on 4 November 1967 with an RCTS (West Riding Branch) special from Leeds City to Edinburgh.
Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 04/11/1967


Reston [1st]: The 0800 East Coast Kings Cross - Edinburgh service runs north through Reston, Berwickshire, on an overcast 8 March 2010. The train is passing the site of the island platform once shared by dow ...
John Furnevel 08/03/2010

A railway supremo has lent his support for the campaign to reopen Gilsland railway station.
(Permalink) Gilsland New station


Gilsland: View north across the Newcastle & Carlisle line in September 2011 towards the former Gilsland station. Closed to passengers in 1967, the building is now a private residence. See image [[22045]]
Andrew Wilson 06/09/2011


Gilsland: Leaving Gilsland, Sprinter 156480 has just crossed a surviving section of Hadrian's Wall. This is in the old vicarage garden and clearly visible from the train. The unit has also just travelled from N ...
Mark Bartlett 07/06/2013


Gilsland: Known in the past for its sulphurous spa waters, the village of Gilsland stands alongside Hadrians Wall, straddling the border between Northumberland and Cumbria. The station was first opened in 1836 ...
John Furnevel 06/05/2006

There has not been a station in the village for over 100 years but developers received planning permission in recent years
(Permalink) New station Winchburgh


Winchburgh Tunnel: The scene at the Linlithgow end of Winchburgh tunnel on 2nd July 2015 with the lowering of the track level in progress. On the right are the now-flooded claypits of the former brickworks.
Colin McDonald 02/07/2015


Winchburgh: A class 101 DMU nears the site of Winchburgh Station with an Edinburgh bound service in 1975.
Bill Roberton //1975


Winchburgh: Stairs to nowhere remain in place at the site of the former Winchburgh station on 25 March 2008.
Craig Seath 25/03/2008

MSP David Stewart, has slammed ministers for a lack of urgency on the completion of Dalcross railway station.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station


Inverness Airport: Plans for the new Inverness Airport station.
Network Rail /12/2020

A Highland MSP has voiced concerns over how passengers arriving at the new Inverness Airport railway station will get to the terminal building.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain


Inverness Airport: Plans for the new Inverness Airport station.
Network Rail /12/2020

The final costs for a north-east train station are still being determined.
(Permalink) Kintore New station

Long-awaited plans for a new railway station at Inverness Airport have been lodged with the local authority in a 'milestone' moment for the multi-million-pound venture.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain

Plans for a railway station to return to East Linton following an absence of more than 50 years have been lodged with East Lothian Council. [For Network Rail announcement see See news item of the 14th.]
(Permalink) East Linton New station

Levenmouth rail link campaigners have urged people to have their say on locations for two new railway stations.
(Permalink) Leven Railway Levenmouth New station

Network Rail Scotlands proposal for a new train station at Reston in the Scottish Borders has taken a major step forward.
(Permalink) East Coast Main Line New station North British Railway Reston


Reston [1st]: Scene at Reston, Berwickshire, looking south on 14 August 2018. The Virgin East Coast 0800 Kings Cross - Edinburgh has just run through the site of the former station. This is one of the locations on ...
Andy Furnevel 14/08/2018


Reston [1st]: The 1000 Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley passing Reston on 29 July 1967 behind D9010 King's Own Scottish Borderer.
Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 29/07/1967

Network Rail has submitted a planning application to East Lothian Council for a new railway station in East Linton.
(Permalink) East Coast Main Line East Linton New station North British Railway


East Linton [1st]: One of the former stations on the Edinburgh - Berwick route being considered for reopening is East Linton in rural East Lothian, some 20 miles out from Waverley. The station here opened in 1846 as pla ...
Andy Furnevel 14/08/2018

The Mens Shed at Bayview was the recipient of the first load of logs which originated from the vegetation clearance on the branch line between Thornton Junction and Leven.
(Permalink) Leven Levenmouth New station Thornton Junction


East Fife Central Junction: Ken Whyte, Chair of the Shed at Bayview, said: 'One of the skills we were hoping to develop was forest craft. When we heard that Network Rail were clearing along the railway line prior to work commenc ...
Network Rail /12/2020


East Fife Central Junction: View west to the former East Fife Central Junction showing clearance works.
Network Rail /12/2020

Revised plans a double platform railway station at Inverness Airport have been submitted to the Highland Council. Proposals drawn up by BAM Nuttall and AECOM on behalf of Network Rail, include a footbridge, lift, car parking, bus drop off zone and waiting shelters at Dalcross near the new town of Tornagrain.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain

A delayed consultation on plans for the Levenmouth rail link will finally begin next week.
(Permalink) Levenmouth New station


Cameron Bridge [1st]: Looking west from Station Road, over the former Cameron Bridge station and yard on 20th November 2020, with vegetation clearance well advanced.
Bill Roberton 20/11/2020

Almost 60 years after the widespread axing of hundreds of Scottish railway stations, proposals have been made to reverse the closures and boost the economy.
(Permalink) Cove Evanton Fraserburgh New station Newtonhill

Proposals for a new marina railway station in Largs have received a mixed reaction.
(Permalink) Largs Largs Yacht Haven New station

A new multi-million pound railway station in Largs have moved a step closer.
(Permalink) Largs Largs Yacht Haven New station


Largs: An EMU leaving Largs for Glasgow in Spring 1988 andpassing the Marina. The scene is much changed today - a hard-standing occupies the area to the right and it is usually full of yachts and other craf ...
Colin Miller //1988


Largs: The 'Pencil' and the Largs Branch in 1990 when it was still showing the scars of lifting the northbound line.
Ewan Crawford //1990

New railway station next to Inverness Airport could be open by late 2022.
(Permalink) Dalcross Inverness Airport New station Tornagrain

Kintore could be one of a number of new north-east railway stations to open in the coming years.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Crossrail Kintore New station

Kintore re-joined Scotland's Railway after an absence of 56 years this morning (Thursday, October 15) with the opening of the towns new station.

Providing an interchange between rail and road, the two-platform station is fully accessible with step-free access between platforms via a footbridge with lifts.

Built by Network Rail and main contractor BAM Nuttall, the new station has extensive car parking including disabled and electric charging bays and bike storage.

With 24 of the 168 parking spaces fitted with electric charging points, Kintore station is also now the largest electric vehicle charging place in the north east of Scotland.

Connected to the local bus network the station also links into the Inverurie-Kintore cycle path.

Elements of the original station, including heritage benches and salvaged signs, have been reincorporated into the new facility.
(Permalink) Kintore New station Re-opening


Kintore: Electric vehicle charging points at the new Kintore station.
Network Rail 15/10/2020


Kintore: An aerial view of Kintore station taken the day before re-opening.
Network Rail 14/10/2020


Kintore: First trains at Kintore on its day of re-opening. 43003 calls at the station.
Network Rail 15/10/2020

Developers will be urged to set out what they will do for the community of Gorebridge as the latest phase of creating a new community moves forward. ... Concerns were raised by Councillor Peter Smaill about the impact of additional housing on parking at Gorebridge Railway Station, which is already at capacity. Planning convenor Russell Imrie pointed out that land had been set aside for a new Redheugh Railway Station, with the suggestion that trains on the line could alternate between stopping at Gorebridge or Redheugh. Mr Arnsdorf confirmed that the land was there for a railway halt at Redheugh but cautioned councillors that ScotRail are not going to bring that forward until they have customers there. [Railscot note: Redheugh is between Newtongrange and Gorebridge. The station site would be the location of the reversing sidings for the Lady Victoria Pit.]
(Permalink) Borders Railway Gorebridge New station Redheugh

Rail services will return to Kintore after almost 60 years absence next Thursday 15 October 2020. Funded by Transport Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and Nestrans, the £15 million station was built by Network Rail and has fully accessible, step-free access between platforms via a footbridge with lifts. The station, which will be managed by ScotRail, is also the largest electric vehicle charging location in north east Scotland, with 24 of the 168 spaces at the new transport hub fitted with charging points. Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity ... Read More
(Permalink) Kintore New station

Services will begin stopping at the new station from Thursday, October 15.
(Permalink) Kintore New station

Vintage railway signs will once again welcome passengers to Kintore when the communitys new £14.5 million station opens next month.
(Permalink) Kintore New station


Kintore: ScotRail 158707, on the 14:20 departure from Inverurie to Inverness, passes through the new platforms at Kintore on 22nd August 2019.
Duncan Ross 22/08/2019


Kintore [1st]: The 1854 station at Kintore, Aberdeenshire, looking north on 12th August 1958. Class J38 0-6-0 65911 is passing southbound, ex-works from Inverurie. In the middle distance beyond the signal box the br ...
David Murray-Smith 12/08/1958

Councillors at the Garioch area committee have agreed to funding which will bring the bikes to Kintore when the new facility opens later this year.
(Permalink) Kintore New station

The north-east's newest station is planned to open in October.
(Permalink) Kintore New station


Kintore: A ten metre, eight ton, concrete shaft is lifted into place at Kintore.
Network Rail /10/2019


Kintore: ScotRail 158707, on the 14:20 departure from Inverurie to Inverness, passes through the new platforms at Kintore on 22nd August 2019.
Duncan Ross 22/08/2019

Levenmouth residents will get a say in how a multi-million pound rail fund is spent.
(Permalink) Levenmouth Methil New station


Methil East Junction: As part of an investigation into reopening the Levenmouth branch to passenger traffic, BR and Fife Regional Council officials travelled down the line in saloon DM45020, hauled by 37240 on 14th October ...
Bill Roberton 14/10/1991


Kirkland Loop: After WW1 Methil Docks became Scotlands chief coal port, exporting over 3m tons in 1923. The former lines to the docks are shown on 26 July 2007 looking east towards the now defunct Methil power stati ...
John Furnevel 26/07/2007

A long-awaited new train station in Aberdeenshire is due to open in two months time, after its construction was delayed due to the pandemic.
(Permalink) Kintore New station


Kintore: A ten metre, eight ton, concrete shaft is lifted into place at Kintore.
Network Rail /10/2019


Kintore: ScotRail 158707, on the 14:20 departure from Inverurie to Inverness, passes through the new platforms at Kintore on 22nd August 2019.
Duncan Ross 22/08/2019

Network Rail has awarded the contract to build Soham's new railway station to J Murphy and Sons Ltd.
(Permalink) New station Soham

Network Rail has announced work on the new station at Kintore is restarting following a three-month pause due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
(Permalink) Covid-19 Kintore New station

Four new railway stations could open in Wales by 2024 if the UK government agrees to a request by Welsh ministers.
Stations are proposed at Carno in Powys and St Clears in Carmarthenshire, as well as at Deeside Parkway, and a station at Ely Mill in Cardiff.
Transport Minister Ken Skates said they would improve rail connectivity and 'supercharge' post Covid-19 recovery.
(Permalink) Covid-19 Ken Skates New station

The completion date for Kintore's new railway station remains an unknown councillors will be told this week.
(Permalink) Kintore New station


Kintore: ScotRail 158707, on the 14:20 departure from Inverurie to Inverness, passes through the new platforms at Kintore on 22nd August 2019.
Duncan Ross 22/08/2019

Network Rail and construction firm Bam Nuttal secured the site on Saturday as work was suspended.
(Permalink) COVID-19 Kintore Network Rail New station


Kintore: ScotRail 158707, on the 14:20 departure from Inverurie to Inverness, passes through the new platforms at Kintore on 22nd August 2019.
Duncan Ross 22/08/2019

The north-east's newest railway station is on track to welcome its first passengers after the date for its first day of service was revealed. Work on the £14.5 million facility at Kintore is continuing with services due to arrive at the hub on May 17.
(Permalink) Kintore New station


Kintore: ScotRail 158707, on the 14:20 departure from Inverurie to Inverness, passes through the new platforms at Kintore on 22nd August 2019.
Duncan Ross 22/08/2019

The new Kintore station will lead the way in encouraging greener commutes as additional Scottish Government funding has been secured to increase the number of electric charging bays at the station.
(Permalink) Charging bays Kintore New station

Robroyston station has been shortlisted for a top social and environmental impact award, just two months after the station opened to the public.

The new £14 million station has been shortlisted in the RICS Social Impact Awards Scotland on Thursday, 23 April 2020 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh. The UK Grand Final takes place in London on Thursday, 24 September 2020.

The awards showcase world class examples of how infrastructure can have a direct positive social and environmental impact on society.
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Robroyston: The new Robroyston station showing its carpark, occupying part of the the former yard's site.
John Yellowlees 15/12/2019


Robroyston: The first train (the 0837 to Cumbernauld) arrives at Robroyston at 0836 on Sunday 15th December.
Colin McDonald 15/12/2019

The Garioch Heritage Centre is looking for memories of the original station for a retrospective exhibition.
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The December timetable change saw Scotland getting its 358th railway station [ Robroyston ] and the reinstatement of a station platform that was removed in the late 1980s [ Dunbar - not quite, but close to the site of the removed platform].
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Robroyston: The first train (the 0837 to Cumbernauld) arrives at Robroyston at 0836 on Sunday 15th December.
Colin McDonald 15/12/2019


Dunbar: The second platform at Dunbar was officially opened today (17th). This is the view from the new platform.
John Yellowlees 17/12/2019

A re-opened line toward Dunfermline for passengers should include five stops before reaching Dunfermline, according to a railway campaign group.
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Local councillor Glen Reid has welcomed news that the new Kintore train station will offer 24 electric vehicle charging bays.
(Permalink) Charging bays Kintore New station

Groundworks are to be carried out in East Linton ahead of plans for a long-awaited railway station returning to the village. Campaigners have been calling for a station to return to the village, on the East Coast Main Line, for more than 20 years. Currently, it is planned that the station will be open before 2024, with campaigners calling for it to be in place as soon as possible.
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East Linton [1st]: One of the former stations on the Edinburgh - Berwick route being considered for reopening is East Linton in rural East Lothian, some 20 miles out from Waverley. The station here opened in 1846 as pla ...
Andy Furnevel 14/08/2018


East Linton [1st]: The former East Linton station, closed 4th May 1964, seen from the delayed ex-14.00 service from Edinburgh Waverley to London King's Cross making an unscheduled stop due to heavy snow - the Beast from ...
David Bosher 28/02/2018


East Linton [1st]: The down platform buildings at East Linton on 16 May 2007 standing alongside the ECML. Beyond is the fine looking 'Station House'. Originally opened as Linton in 1846, the name change occurred 18 year ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007

Campaigners are calling for transport bosses to get on with Inverness rail expansion plans which have been in the pipeline for the past 15 years.
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Extra trains to Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow will be run by ScotRail, LNER and TransPennine Express as part of timetable improvements from tomorrow. They will be introduced along with eight carriages on peak-hour ScotRail services on the Edinburgh-Glasgow main line, as previously reported. ScotRail will step up daily Aberdeen-Dyce-Inverurie services by up to two-thirds following track upgrading. Direct trains between Montrose and Inverurie will be increased from five to 28 a day. There will be more seats on two Edinburgh-bound trains on the Borders Railway. Extra seats will also be added to two daily services between Edinburgh and Fife, Edinburgh and Dunblane, and Glasgow and Lanark, and on three services on the Edinburgh-Glasgow line via Falkirk Grahamston, with a new station at Robroyston.
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Robroyston station has been over 15 months in the making and will be Glasgow's 60th railway station. A new station will open in the north of Glasgow in less than 48 hours. Robroyston railway station officially opens on Sunday with the first train stopping at 8.37am on its way to Edinburgh Waverley.
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Robroyston: EMU 385111 with an Edinburgh to Glasgow via Cumbernauld service speeds through the site of what will eventually become Robroyston station between Stepps and Springburn. The new station is currently sc ...
Colin McDonald 10/08/2019

ScotRail will deliver a boost for customers throughout the country, with more seats, more services, and a brand-new station as it introduces its new timetable.
Announcing the changes to the timetable from 15 December 2019, the rail operator has confirmed the opening of Robroyston station, additional services in the north east of the country, extra seats between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and more peak seats on key services.
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Robroyston: EMU 385111 with an Edinburgh to Glasgow via Cumbernauld service speeds through the site of what will eventually become Robroyston station between Stepps and Springburn. The new station is currently sc ...
Colin McDonald 10/08/2019

The changes, which include a new station at Robroyston in the north of Glasgow, take effect on 15 December.
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The new Kintore station continues to take shape with engineers installing the concrete shafts for its accessible footbridge.
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Kintore: A ten metre, eight ton, concrete shaft is lifted into place at Kintore.
Network Rail /10/2019

The new Robroyston train station is expected to open soon.
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Robroyston: EMU 385111 with an Edinburgh to Glasgow via Cumbernauld service speeds through the site of what will eventually become Robroyston station between Stepps and Springburn. The new station is currently sc ...
Colin McDonald 10/08/2019

Network Rail Scotland has released a video that reveals the newly double-tracked railway between Aberdeen and Inverurie.
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A vintage sign that once welcomed rail passengers to Kintore could be given pride of place once again when the Aberdeenshire communitys railway station reopens after more than 50 years.
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Network Rail has appointed BAM Nuttall as the main contractor for the construction of the new Kintore station.
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Network Rail will be working around the clock this Easter to deliver vital upgrades on the railway between Kintore and Inverurie as part of the Aberdeen-Inverness Improvement Project.
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Work on bringing a railway station back to East Linton should be under way within the next five years.
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A senior councillor has warned that time is ticking if East Linton's new railway station is to open on schedule.
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Residents of a north-east town have been invited to develop ideas for potential future artwork at its new rail station. [RailScot note: the station is Kintore.]
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THE Scottish Government has been accused of playing 'pass the parcel' with the decision of when a train station will return to East Linton.
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Work will begin today (Wednesday 12 September) on the construction of the new Robroyston railway station, which will serve a development of 1,600 homes in the area around the site.
The design and build contract which marks the start of the work, has been awarded to AmcoGiffen.
Located between Stepps and Springburn on the Glasgow to Cumbernauld line, the new station will include step free platform access, together with two car parks with a total of 258 spaces, offering a new park and ride facility for people driving into Glasgow along the nearby M80.



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Robroyston: Glasgow-Aberdeen Express at Robroyston. C.R. 4-6-0 14655. Circa 1934.
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow //1934

The campaign for action on the Milngavie rail line has been given new traction after an SNP-Green deal in the Scottish budget. A £2 million feasibility fund for rail improvement projects was a key demand made by Green MSPs in exchange for supporting the budget vote at Holyrood last week. It is hoped the funding will support calls to redual the Westerton to Milngavie line and lead to the opening of the long-proposed Allander station between Milngavie and Hillfoot.
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There has been pressure for nearly 20 years to re-open Reston station on the East Coast Main Line.
It lies on a bus route linking Eyemouth and Duns, and the village has been poised for residential expansion pending the construction of the station.
The Scottish Government made a commitment to the project, and Scotrail produced a draft timetable, which would be by extension of local services between Edinburgh and Dunbar, while the Scottish Borders Council committed a proportion of the funds required, and also committed to local development.
It was announced that the station would open and services begun in late 2016.
Nothing has happened, however, except that the commitment to construct it has been transferred to Network Rail, which has it in its budget for 2019-2024, and Scotrail has gone back on providing services.
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Reston [1st]: The 1000 Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley passing Reston on 29 July 1967 behind D9010 King's Own Scottish Borderer.
Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 29/07/1967


Reston [1st]: The 0800 East Coast Kings Cross - Edinburgh service runs north through Reston, Berwickshire, on an overcast 8 March 2010. The train is passing the site of the island platform once shared by dow ...
John Furnevel 08/03/2010

The HiTrans Autumn Newsletter contains many interesting railway items.



Elgin: the loop is being extended at the west end over Wards Road. Signal control is passing to Inverness. New power points will give access to Elgin Yard which will become a ScotRail overnight stabling depot.



Forres: The new two-platform station is due for completion soon, allowing trains to cross without delay. Waterford level crossing is to be closed, with access via the new bridge over the railway at the new station.



Inverness Airport, Dalcross: Provision of a new railway stop at Inverness Airport is dependent on closure of the Dalcross (Petty) level
crossing. The Case for Closure is being drawn up by Network Rail.



Inverness Rail East: Given the scale of developments east of the A9, HITRANS proposed to investigate the feasibility of providing stations at
Seafield, Inverness Campus/Beechwood, and Stratton.



Inverness Railway Station: The £6 million upgrade of the railway station featuring improvements to the faade and concourse and introduction of
new retail outlets is under way.



At Rose Street, work is under way to create new fuelling and CET (toilet tanking) facilities for the new Virgin Trains East Coast Inter-City Express
trains. Further work will entail the provision of shore supplies to the platforms.



Invergordon: Talks are being held with ScotRail regarding a possible upgrade of the Inverness-bound platform (currently under the eaves) and
new signage to benefit passengers from cruise liners berthed at the port looking for independent off-boat excursions.

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A new rail station at Inverness Airport could be built by next year after the plans were officially lodged yesterday.
The application for the £5million development at Dalcross has been submitted to the local authority after more than a decade on the drawing board.
The 568ft platform will be built by December next year, if the plans are approved, and the station will be open before the end of 2018.
The first phase of development will incorporate car parking for 150 vehicles, including park and ride facilities. [From Crinan Dunbar]
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More money has been offered to support the reopening of two stations on the East Coast Main Line in Scotland.
Following talks with transport minister Humza Yousaf and the South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran), Scottish Borders and East Lothian councils have both increased their proposed funding for the reopening of Reston and East Linton stations.
The Scottish Borders Council has now promised £2.84m for Reston station and the establishment of a local rail service between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed. [From Richard Buckby]
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Reston [1st]: The 1000 Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley passing Reston on 29 July 1967 behind D9010 King's Own Scottish Borderer.
Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 29/07/1967


East Linton [1st]: Looking east along the ECML from the old station footbridge at East Linton on 16 May 2007. The surviving platform buildings connect to the substantial structure incorporating the former Station Hou ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007

Transport chiefs are finally ready to fire the starting gun on plans to build one of the busiest rail stations in the north at Inverness Airport.
After more than a decade on the drawing board, the Press and Journal can today reveal the detailed proposals for a new £2million station at Dalcross.
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Dalcross: The former Dalcross station, between Inverness and Nairn, viewed from the north side of the level crossing in July 2011. The station closed in 1965 and like a number of others on this line is now a pr ...
Mark Bartlett 01/07/2011

The principal contractor for the £170m upgrade of the Aberdeen to Inverness rail line has been appointed.
BAM will carry out the work, the first phase of which is due for completion in 2019.
A half-hourly commuter service between Aberdeen and Inverurie will be introduced, along with additional peak services between Inverness and Elgin.
Infrastructure will be installed to allow new stations to be built at Dalcross and Kintore.
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Forres [2nd]: An afternoon Inverness - Aberdeen service calls at Forres on 25 May 2012.
John Furnevel 25/05/2012


Dalcross: The former Dalcross station, between Inverness and Nairn, viewed from the north side of the level crossing in July 2011. The station closed in 1965 and like a number of others on this line is now a pr ...
Mark Bartlett 01/07/2011


Kintore: With the remains of Kintore station platform behind the photographer, an Inverness service disappears towards Inverurie on 19 October 2012. The line to Alford curved away to the left at this point and ...
John McIntyre 19/10/2012

Rail bosses have told campaigners they can't keep a promise to reopen a mothballed East Lothian station next year - because there aren't enough trains in Scotland.
Campaigners say they are 'very concerned' after being told by ScotRail that the planned reopening of East Linton station will be delayed by up to two years.
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East Linton [1st]: The down platform buildings at East Linton on 16 May 2007 standing alongside the ECML. Beyond is the fine looking 'Station House'. Originally opened as Linton in 1846, the name change occurred 18 year ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007


Reston [1st]: The 0800 East Coast Kings Cross - Edinburgh service runs north through Reston, Berwickshire, on an overcast 8 March 2010. The train is passing the site of the island platform once shared by dow ...
John Furnevel 08/03/2010

Mothballed [this is misleading] railway stations are set to reopen after more than half a century after services for stops at the platforms were written into the next ScotRail franchise.
Stations at East Linton, in East Lothian, and Reston, in Berwickshire, will be included in the two-hourly service between Edinburgh and Berwick under the new planning timetable.
Both were closed following the Beeching Report of 1964 which moved to axe rail routes amid increased competition from road haulage services.
If momentum continues trains could be running through both stations as early as December 2016.
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East Linton [1st]: Looking east along the ECML from the old station footbridge at East Linton on 16 May 2007. The surviving platform buildings connect to the substantial structure incorporating the former Station Hou ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007


Reston [1st]: The 0800 East Coast Kings Cross - Edinburgh service runs north through Reston, Berwickshire, on an overcast 8 March 2010. The train is passing the site of the island platform once shared by dow ...
John Furnevel 08/03/2010

Over the past 30 years, Scotland has been the trailblazer for re-opening railways in response to growing gridlock on the British road network. Scores of new stations have been created on the existing network north of the Border, and new lines now link communities which lost their services in the 1950s and 1960s - Edinburgh to Bathgate, Hamilton to Larkhall, Stirling to Alloa, Bathgate to Airdrie and several suburban routes in Glasgow.
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Cameron Bridge [1st]: Looking west over Cameron Bridge towards Thornton Junction on 3 September 2010. No obvious change here - other than the usual impression that the Diageo complex seems to have grown larger since the la ...
John Furnevel 03/09/2010


Earlseat Loading Pad: The first train out of Earlseat Loading Point on the Methil branch ran on 22 August 2012. There are now two trains a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, to Hunterston. 66140 leaves the site on 11 September ...
Bill Roberton 11/09/2012


Methil: Methil station. NB 4.4.2T 67452 on branch train.
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 23/05/1949

Scottish Borders Council has increased its financial commitment to reopening a railway station at Reston.
The authority had previously confirmed £300,000 towards the project but that has risen to £1.28m.
Council leader David Parker said rail accessibility was important for the 'future social and economic well-being of east Berwickshire'.
He said he believed the increase in the proposed level of funding could 'only bode well for the station plans'.
A study into a local rail service between Edinburgh and Berwick-Upon-Tweed was submitted to the Scottish government late last year.
It recommended establishing a service from Edinburgh to Dunbar and Berwick-upon-Tweed, together with new stations at East Linton and Reston.
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Reston [1st]: The 0800 East Coast Kings Cross - Edinburgh service runs north through Reston, Berwickshire, on an overcast 8 March 2010. The train is passing the site of the island platform once shared by dow ...
John Furnevel 08/03/2010

A £170m investment package has been confirmed by First Minister Alex Salmond for the Inverness to Aberdeen railway.
Over the next five years, there will be a redoubling of the track between Aberdeen and Inverurie.
Platforms at Insch and Elgin will be extended to accommodate six-car trains.
Signalling improvements will be made at Elgin, the station at Forres relocated and work done so new stations can be built at Kintore and Dalcross.
Kintore's original station was closed in the 1960s. Dalcross is close to Inverness Airport.
Future phases of the scheme will support an hourly service between the cities with average journey time reducing to about two hours, it was announced.
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Forres [2nd]: An afternoon Inverness - Aberdeen service calls at Forres on 25 May 2012.
John Furnevel 25/05/2012


Dalcross: The former Dalcross station, between Inverness and Nairn, viewed from the north side of the level crossing in July 2011. The station closed in 1965 and like a number of others on this line is now a pr ...
Mark Bartlett 01/07/2011


Kintore: With the remains of Kintore station platform behind the photographer, an Inverness service disappears towards Inverurie on 19 October 2012. The line to Alford curved away to the left at this point and ...
John McIntyre 19/10/2012

Inverness Airport could get its own railway station in little more than a year, it emerged yesterday.
Transport Minister Keith Brown revealed in a parliamentary answer that the disused Dalcross station will open for business between 2014 and 2019. [From Crinan Dunbar]

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Dalcross: The former Dalcross station, between Inverness and Nairn, viewed from the north side of the level crossing in July 2011. The station closed in 1965 and like a number of others on this line is now a pr ...
Mark Bartlett 01/07/2011

New railway stations will be opened and others upgraded under a new £30 million Scottish Stations Investment Fund announced by transport minister Keith Brown in Alloa today.

The move is the latest of a flurry of transport developments unveiled by the Scottish Government in the run-up to the council elections in May.

The fund will operate for five years from 2014.
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The need for a new train station at East Linton and more regular train service for Dunbar has been highlighted during a debate on rail services in the Scottish Parliament.

Iain Gray, East Lothian's MSP, said the current situation where Dunbar was served by a mixture of cross-country and east coast long-distance trains and a handful of local ScotRail trains was 'inadequate' for the town's needs and failed to address the demand for train services from East Linton.
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Longniddry: A1 Pacific no 60151 Midlothian leaves Longniddry in April 1964 with the 3.30pm Edinburgh - Berwick stopping train. Nearest the camera is the down siding and, beyond that, the Haddington branch ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) /04/1964


Dunbar: View from the goods yard at Dunbar back towards the station in 1979 with a BR InterCity HST at the platform. Note the second platform and overall roof supports still in place at this time.
Bruce McCartney //1979


East Linton [1st]: Looking east along the ECML from the old station footbridge at East Linton on 16 May 2007. The surviving platform buildings connect to the substantial structure incorporating the former Station Hou ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007

A rail interest group has made fresh calls for the reopening of small stations such as Beal and Belford as a means of increasing tourism and inward investment.

The South East Northumberland Rail User Group (SENRUG) has long campaigned for improved local services along the east coast main line.

Dennis Fancett, SENRUG chairman, writing in the organisation's latest newsletter, said: 'Unfortunately, the local service run by Northern Rail offers just one train in the morning and evening peaks.

'Not only is this too early for tourists and holidaymakers (the train leaves Morpeth at 6.15am), but the service terminates at Chathill, thereby excluding beautiful stretches of the coast between that station and Berwick.

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Beal: A CrossCountry Voyager heading North at Beal on 7th July 2010
Graham Morgan 07/07/2010


Alnmouth: The afternoon Chathill stopping service calls at Alnmouth on 28 May 2004.
John Furnevel 28/05/2004


Belford: A K3 about to take a train under the signalbox and over the level crossing at the south end of Belford station, Northumberland, around 1959. See image [[16267]]
John Alexander //1959

A multi-million pound plan to build 1600 houses in the north of Glasgow could be axed because of a row over a proposed rail station.

Glasgow City Council has delayed its decision on giving planning permission in principle to the Stewart Milne development in Robroyston.

Scotland's largest local authority made the decision because of an objection, lodged by Network Rail, over plans to create a station, at nearby Millerston.

Network Rail has since dropped the objection - on the condition that the developer 'proves there is a need' for a new station in the area.

It is understood Stewart Milne has still to do this and will amend their planning proposal before the city council's Planning Applications Committee looks at it again, early next year.

As revealed by the Evening Times last year, developer Stewart Milne wants to build 1600 houses on 420 acres site in Robroyston straddling the M80.

Plans for the site include a hotel, shops, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, healthcare and community facilities, a motorway underpass, open space and the new rail station, with park-and-ride facilities.

The need for a rail station at the location had not been proven

The massive scheme will be three times the size of the Glasgow Harbour development.

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: 'The council's Planning Applications Committee of November 30 decided to reconsider a final decision on this project as members had concerns over an unresolved objection.

'It is hoped that the proposals will be considered again by the committee early in the New Year.'

In 2010, Stewart Milne applied for planning permission in principle, on former green belt land at Robroyston Road, and the application went before city councillors last month.

However, the Planning Applications Committee decided to 'reconsider' their final decision because of Network Rail's 'unresolved objection'.

The ambitious building project is expected to cost more than £100million.

Developers have also set aside £3m to expand Wallacewell Primary, to ensure it is big enough to accommodate the extra children on the roll.

A Network Rail spokesman said: 'We are always willing to examine proposals to expand the rail network, as long as they meet an indentified need and are supported by a business case and funding package.

'Network Rail initially objected to the developer's proposal on the basis that the need for a rail station at the location had not been proven.

'Planning conditions requiring the developer to properly assess the need for a station are proposed to be added to the consent, meaning that Network Rail has been able to withdraw its objection.'

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Robroyston: Glasgow-Aberdeen Express at Robroyston. C.R. 4-6-0 14655. Circa 1934.
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow //1934


Milton Junction [Glasgow]: The Warren Truss bridge carrying the G&G line over the M80 motorway between Balornock and Robroyston, Glasgow. Looking north on a quiet Sunday morning in April 2010.
John Furnevel 18/04/2010

Rail campaigners and Iain Gray MSP convinced Transport Minister Keith Brown to visit East Linton to see for himself the potential for the re-opening of a train station in the village.
They pressed the case for the plan as part of a new dedicated hourly rail service between Edinburgh and Berwick via Dunbar.

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Berwick-upon-Tweed: View south over Berwick station from Castlegate Bridge on 17 April 2003 with a Virgin Voyager at the platform.
James Young 17/04/2003


Dunbar: CrossCountry service for Aberdeen pulls into Dunbar on 18 June 2009. Not only were the departure monitors showing 'Platform 1' when there is only one platform, but the 1s were flashing to indicate a ...
David Panton 18/06/2009


East Linton [1st]: The down platform buildings at East Linton on 16 May 2007 standing alongside the ECML. Beyond is the fine looking 'Station House'. Originally opened as Linton in 1846, the name change occurred 18 year ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007

County commuters could be set for a major boost after a study commissioned by Transport Scotland showed a positive business case for a railway station at East Linton as part of an improved Dunbar local service.
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Edinburgh Waverley: 322 481 pulls out of Platform 3 (probably Waverley's least used) on 12 July with the 1000 for Dunbar only. As far as I know this train and its return journey are ScotRail's only non-stop services.
David Panton 12/07/2010


Longniddry: A1 Pacific no 60151 Midlothian leaves Longniddry in April 1964 with the 3.30pm Edinburgh - Berwick stopping train. Nearest the camera is the down siding and, beyond that, the Haddington branch ...
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) /04/1964


East Linton [1st]: Looking east along the ECML from the old station footbridge at East Linton on 16 May 2007. The surviving platform buildings connect to the substantial structure incorporating the former Station Hou ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007

An independent study has concluded there is a 'marginally positive case' for a dedicated local rail service between Edinburgh and Dunbar, provided a new station is opened at East Linton.
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Dunbar: The almost disturbing (but welcome) site of a ScotRail unit at Dunbar, in this case 322481 with the 1504 to Edinburgh on 28 May. ScotRail trains have not served Dunbar since 1990, when the twice-dail ...
David Panton 28/05/2010


Dunbar: View from the goods yard at Dunbar back towards the station in 1979 with a BR InterCity HST at the platform. Note the second platform and overall roof supports still in place at this time.
Bruce McCartney //1979


East Linton [1st]: The down platform buildings at East Linton on 16 May 2007 standing alongside the ECML. Beyond is the fine looking 'Station House'. Originally opened as Linton in 1846, the name change occurred 18 year ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007

Plans to reinstate rail services to Belford have reached a 'major turning point', it has been claimed. It is hoped that the passenger platform will be opened by 2013.
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Belford: Another of the 'wayside' stations on the ECML in rural Northumberland. The frontage of the former Belford station, photographed in August 2007.
John Furnevel 16/08/2007


Belford: View north west across the site of Belford station on 16 August 2007 with a Voyager passing en route to Waverley. The station closed to passengers in January 1968. See image [[16269]]
John Furnevel 16/08/2007


Belford: A K3 about to take a train under the signalbox and over the level crossing at the south end of Belford station, Northumberland, around 1959. See image [[16267]]
John Alexander //1959

Transport Scotland is working with ScotRail to introduce new Mon-Fri services from May between Edinburgh and Dunbar. From 22 May extra up trains are expected to run at 1000 & 1421 returning at 1057 & 1504 together with a late evening up train. A joint TS/SR study into an hourly Dunbar service has also been announced along with the possibility of running trains to Newcastle or Berwick, plus possible new stations at East Linton & Reston.

(Permalink) East Linton New station ScotRail


Berwick-upon-Tweed: View south over Berwick station from Castlegate Bridge on 17 April 2003 with a Virgin Voyager at the platform.
James Young 17/04/2003


Dunbar: CrossCountry service for Aberdeen pulls into Dunbar on 18 June 2009. Not only were the departure monitors showing 'Platform 1' when there is only one platform, but the 1s were flashing to indicate a ...
David Panton 18/06/2009


East Linton [1st]: The down platform buildings at East Linton on 16 May 2007 standing alongside the ECML. Beyond is the fine looking 'Station House'. Originally opened as Linton in 1846, the name change occurred 18 year ...
John Furnevel 16/05/2007

KML version