Glasgow Queen Street rail tunnel to close for 20 weeks [BBC News]





Date: 12/01/2016

The main tunnel serving Scotland's third busiest rail station is to close for 20 weeks, causing major disruption. ScotRail said the Glasgow Queen Street Station tunnel would be closed from 20 March until 8 August. Services will divert to low-level platforms or Glasgow Central, bringing timetable changes and in some cases, longer journey times. The work is part of a £60m upgrade project that will allow faster and longer trains to use the station. Passengers on ScotRail's main Edinburgh to Glasgow service, via Falkirk High, are being advised to travel via Bathgate and Airdrie.


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The main tunnel serving Scotland's third busiest rail station is to close for 20 weeks, causing major disruption.

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B1 4-6-0 61197 approaching Queen Street Tunnel with a train from Edinburgh on 20 April 1954.
Location: Cowlairs Incline
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
20/04/1954 G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow
A Type 2 emerges with a train out of Queen Street Tunnel in the spring of 1981, passing 37035 preparing to depart for Oban.
Location: Glasgow Queen Street High Level
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
05/05/1981 John Furnevel
320310 enters Glasgow Queen Sreet Low Level with a westbound service on 7 October 2015. The roof of the high level station dominates the background.
Location: Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
Company: Glasgow City and District Railway
07/10/2015 John McIntyre


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