At a meeting to be held in the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh on Wednesday evening, the Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG) will be making the case for the re-opening of Abbeyhill Station.
CRAG Chair, Lawrence Marshall, said:
“Edinburgh is the second most congested city in Britain and the seventh in Europe. In order to tackle congestion, we need to see swifter progress in reopening some of the comprehensive rail network that the City previously enjoyed.
“The Scottish Government has commissioned rail works in the Abbeyhill area as part of the ‘Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme’.
“An opportunity exists, as an add-on to these works, to re-open Abbeyhill Station to give those living and passing through this densely populated part of the city access to a fast, frequent rail service.
“This would provide the area with a two-minute connection with Waverley, a seven-minute connection with Haymarket, and would re-connect the area with the regional and national rail network.
“We believe this proposal represents a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to enhance rail facilities in this part of Edinburgh.
“CRAG welcomes the support already offered by local politicians and hopes that Wednesday’s meeting, to be addressed by Network Rail, will mark a further stage in rail becoming again an option for travel within the capital.”
