Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvements Package
Introduction
The Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvements Package was announced by the Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson, on 27th September 2007. This package of measures to improve services between Edinburgh and Glasgow was formulated as part of the Strategic Transport Projects Review that Transport Scotland are progressing with their consultant, Jacobs.
The proposal
The package includes a number of infrastructure improvements:
- A new station at Gogar to interchange with Edinburgh Tram and Edinburgh Airport
- A new chord between the Fife lines and the Winchburgh Chord to allow services from Glasgow to call at Gogar
- Electrification of the Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk High line, including diversionary routes via Falkirk Grahamston and Cumbernauld, as well as extending the electrification north to Stirling, Dunblane and Alloa.
- An increase in the number of services between Edinburgh and Glasgow.