Network Rail will be carrying out a major programme of engineering to help prepare the railway for electrification. The work is part of the Scottish Government's £311.5m investment to electrify 118km of the Fife Circle route and introduce new battery-electric trains.
Engineers will carry out bridge replacements, track and signalling upgrades, and other improvements in the area. The bridges at Bennochy Road in Kirkcaldy, Muriespot bridge near Coaltown of Balgonie, and Main Street in Thornton will be demolished and rebuilt. Teams will also upgrade the bridge on Cardenden Road in Cardenden, make track changes, install foundations and structures for electrification equipment, and carry out extensive signalling upgrades. The work will take place from Saturday 10 to Friday 23 October.
Timetable summary
The following timetable alterations will apply to CrossCountry services:
Monday to Saturday:
0820 Aberdeen to Plymouth will start from Edinburgh.
0927 Plymouth to Aberdeen will terminate at Edinburgh.
2135 Aberdeen to Edinburgh will not run. Rail replacement road transport will operate late evening between Dundee, Haymarket and Edinburgh.
Sunday:
1222 Dundee to Plymouth will start from Edinburgh.
0927 Plymouth to Aberdeen will terminate at Edinburgh.
2120 Aberdeen to Edinburgh will not run. Rail replacement road transport will operate late evening between Dundee, Haymarket and Edinburgh.
Other Train Operators services:
Saturday 10 – Monday 19 October
No trains will operate between Inverkeithing and Markinch via Kirkcaldy.
Train services will be diverted to run via Dunfermline City.
Replacement buses will run between Inverkeithing and Markinch.
Tuesday 20 – Friday 23 October
No trains will operate between Markinch and Perth / Dundee.
Rail replacement buses will operate between Kirkcaldy and Perth / Dundee.
You can find more information on the project here.
