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The much longed for step-free access at Carstairs Railway Station moved closer this week, with the design for a new footbridge and lift now expected in the new year.
(Permalink) Carstairs  Carstairs: GNER Kings Cross - Glasgow Central service comes off the Edinburgh line and snakes through Carstairs on 24 May 2007, passing a pair of class 86s on the Coatbridge containers held in the loop.  Carstairs: The 0758 ex-North Berwick stands at Carstairs on 11 September 2009. The class 322 EMU will eventually depart as the 0917 service to Glasgow Central |
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Network Rail has completed a 12-week phased programme of work to remodel Carstairs junction.
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs Junction  Carstairs: Carstairs station is set to reopen to passengers on Tuesday May 30 following the successful completion of engineering work across the junction and at the station itself.  Carstairs: Carstairs station is set to reopen to passengers on Tuesday May 30 following the successful completion of engineering work across the junction and at the station itself. The view looks west over the s ... |
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In the last three months, Network Rail has invested more than £2million to improve safety and performance on the West Coast Main Line.
(Permalink) Carstairs Network Rail  Carstairs: The platform track at Carstairs has been renewed. 390117 passes the station with the 05.31 from Euston to Glasgow Central on 9 May 2023.
 Carstairs: Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the £164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coas ... |
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Carstairs station is set to reopen to passengers on Tuesday May 30 following the successful completion of engineering work across the junction and at the station itself.
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs: Carstairs station is set to reopen to passengers on Tuesday May 30 following the successful completion of engineering work across the junction and at the station itself. Carstairs: Carstairs station is set to reopen to passengers on Tuesday May 30 following the successful completion of engineering work across the junction and at the station itself. The view looks west over the s ...  Carstairs: Looking south from Carstairs station footbridge on 11 April 2023, with the renewed Up and Down lines on the right and the reconfigured platform to the left.
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Carstairs is in the upper Clyde valley, 200 metres above sea level, and on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) 46km from Glasgow. Its junction with the 44km line to Edinburgh is to the east of its station. In addition to these main lines, it served various long-closed branch lines. It is now served by ...
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs Junction  Carstairs: An aerial view of Carstairs showing the station and triangular junction following recent renewals work. Carstairs South Junction (Strawfrank Jnct) is to the bottom left, the station to the top and the ... Carstairs: Looking south from Carstairs station footbridge on 11 April 2023, with the renewed Up and Down lines on the right and the reconfigured platform to the left.
Carstairs: Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the £164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coas ... |
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Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the 164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coast mainline (WCML).
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs Junction Carstairs: Looking south from Carstairs station footbridge on 11 April 2023, with the renewed Up and Down lines on the right and the reconfigured platform to the left.
Carstairs: Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the £164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coas ... |
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Significant work at Carstairs and bridge installation in Motherwell will be carried out during the holiday period.
(Permalink) Carstairs Flemington Motherwell Ravenscraig West Coast Main Line Windmillhill |
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Passengers are being advised of changes to their journeys as the first phase of work to upgrade Carstairs Junction nears completion.
(Permalink) Carstairs Junction renewal Network Rail Track renewal  Carstairs South Junction: A March 2023 aerial view of ongoing track renewal and remodelling at Carstairs South Junction. |
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Avanti West Coast reminds customers to check before they travel ahead of second phase of major upgrade work in Scotland.
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Carstairs Junction will be modernised as part of a 164m Scottish Government investment in the railway.
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs: An aerial view of Carstairs showing the station and triangular junction following recent renewals work. Carstairs South Junction (Strawfrank Jnct) is to the bottom left, the station to the top and the ... |
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ScotRail is reminding customers in Carstairs, Carluke, Wishaw, and Motherwell, to plan ahead and know their travel options during major improvement works at Carstairs, beginning this weekend. No ScotRail services will operate between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Carstairs Saturday, 4 March and Tuesday, 30 May while Network Rail work to modernise the layout of the Carstairs Junction, a key section of the West Coast Mainline linking Glasgow and Edinburgh to London.
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Network Rail will upgrade key infrastructure across Scotland over the festive period.
(Permalink) Carstairs Dundee Eglinton Street Penmanshiel Powderhall Branch Junction Slateford |
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The disabled access improvements at Carstairs railway station are expected to be completed by next summer.
(Permalink) Accessibility Carstairs Carstairs: The 0758 ex-North Berwick stands at Carstairs on 11 September 2009. The class 322 EMU will eventually depart as the 0917 service to Glasgow Central |
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Network Rail has completed the installation of 121 new overhead electrification structures as part of the wider project to upgrade and remodel Carstairs Junction.
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs East Junction Carstairs Junction Carstairs South Junction  Carstairs South Junction: Catenary being replaced at Carstairs, as seen from a passing train on 9th October 2022. Carstairs: An aerial view of Carstairs showing the station and triangular junction following recent renewals work. Carstairs South Junction (Strawfrank Jnct) is to the bottom left, the station to the top and the ... |
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Clydesdale MSP Mairi McAllan has met with Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth to discuss a range of transport matters and concerns which have been raised by constituents.
(Permalink) Carluke Carstairs Timetabling  Carstairs: An Ayr to Edinburgh service passing through Carstairs on 21st August 2018.
 Carluke: An up Voyager passes the morning North Berwick - Glasgow Central via Carstairs service leaving Carluke in March 2006. |
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Network Rail engineers will be working around-the-clock this May Bank Holiday to deliver vital improvements for passengers.
(Permalink) Argyle Line Beattock Carstairs Cathcart Road Engineering Work Network Rail Symington  Beattock Summit: Engineering work at Beattock Summit. Easter Bank Holiday Works are planned for various locations including the West Coast Main Line. |
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Network Rail is reminding passengers to check before they travel this Easter as we prepare to deliver improvements across Scotlands Railway.
(Permalink) Abington Argyle Line Beattock Carstairs Easter Ecclefechan Engineering work  Glasgow Central Low Level: Passengers are being reminded about the ongoing improvement works on the Argyle line, which are impacting services between Exhibition Centre and Rutherglen.  Glasgow Central Low Level: Glasgow's Argyle line will close for eight weeks from mid-March while Network Rail delivers a £32m programme of work to improve reliability for passengers.
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Carstairs Junction Primary School gets a new garden classroom named by the schools pupils as The Four Seasons Classroom. Funded by Siemens Mobility, and focused on STEM, it will help develop an interest in Scotlands rail industry amongst the next generation.
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Rail services have been disrupted due to tree blocking the railway as Storm Barra arrives in the UK, bringing 70mph gusts and extreme weather.
(Permalink) Carstairs Fallen Tree Storm Barra Weather |
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A major project to eliminate a speed and capacity bottleneck in Scotland will affect the entire rail network. Work to remodel the layout at Carstairs, where the busy West Coast Main Line diverges for Glasgow and Edinburgh, will remedy the speed restrictions, particularly for Edinburgh services, and go someway to reversing the folly of rationalising ...
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs East Junction Carstairs South Junction Carstairs remodelling  Carstairs South Junction: The 10.51 Edinburgh - Euston joins the WCML at Carstairs South Junction, passing 70804 heading north with the Dalston - Grangemouth empty tanks. 3rd October 2017.
 Carstairs East Junction: An east coast service slowly joins the single track east to west curve at Carstairs East Junction (formerly Dolphinton Junction) in 2004. The view looks east.  Carstairs: The 08.41 service to Edinburgh Waverley leaving Carstairs on 17 May 2007. The Pendolino will subsequently form the 10.10 Waverley - London Euston. See image [[15393]] |
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Network Rail engineers will be working at locations across Scotland this festive period to carry out vital projects to renew and upgrade key infrastructure.
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs East Junction Carstairs South Junction Motherwell Uddingston Uddingston Junction  Motherwell: A change of driver for this Edinburgh to Ayr service at Motherwell on 11 December 2019. A predecessor might have been clutching an enamel tea can rather than an insulated coffee mug.  Uddingston Junction: View north west, from the trackbed of the former Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge line, across Uddingston Junction at the point where the GBH&C crossed over the Caledonian's Edinburgh and G ... Carstairs: The 08.41 service to Edinburgh Waverley leaving Carstairs on 17 May 2007. The Pendolino will subsequently form the 10.10 Waverley - London Euston. See image [[15393]] |
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Network Rail has awarded Siemens Mobility Ltd a £50m contract for the next stages of the signalling element of the remodelling of Carstairs Junction on the West Coast Main Line.
(Permalink) Carstairs Carstairs East Junction Carstairs South Junction Resignalling Siemens Mobility  Carstairs: DRS 66431 nears Carstairs Station with a Mossend to Carlisle engineers train on 3rd October 2017.
Carstairs South Junction: The 10.51 Edinburgh - Euston joins the WCML at Carstairs South Junction, passing 70804 heading north with the Dalston - Grangemouth empty tanks. 3rd October 2017.
Carstairs East Junction: An east coast service slowly joins the single track east to west curve at Carstairs East Junction (formerly Dolphinton Junction) in 2004. The view looks east. |
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Commuters in Clydesdale who rely on trains from Carstairs Station have reacted in fury to the latest ScotRail timetable consultation.
(Permalink) Carstairs ScotRail Timetabling |
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More than a third of stations in South Lanarkshire dont have step-free access for disabled passengers.
(Permalink) Burnside Carluke Carstairs Croftfoot Disabled access Hamilton West Kirkhill Uddingston |
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