RAILSCOT | Breich Station closure is platform for £2.4m redevelopment [Network Rail]

Breich Station closure is platform for £2.4m redevelopment [Network Rail]

Date: 22/06/2018

Breich station will close for 12 weeks from Saturday 23 June as part of the work to electrify the Shotts line between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.

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Breich Station closure is platform for £2.4m redevelopment

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Breich station will close for 12 weeks from Saturday 23 June as part of the work to electrify the Shotts line between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.

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Breich Station closure is platform for £2.4m redevelopment [Network Rail]

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