Network Rail to hold Haymarket Public Meeting

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Network Rail will host a Public Meeting at 7pm on Tuesday 17 Jan (today) in St Georges West Church, Shandwick Place, Edinburgh to inform the local community in Haymarket about the plans to upgrade the station.

The meeting offers the local community the opportunity to find out when and how the work will take place, see more detailed plans for the redevelopment and ask the project team any questions they may have about the project face to face, as well as offering their views on the plans for the station

The meeting is part of the Central Scotland wide Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) consultation on the proposed £1bn investment in upgrading the rail infrastructure.

The proposal will see works at Haymarket station to redevelop the facility in order to better serve customers and create a station of which the city can be proud

Network Rail will invest £25m at Haymarket to create a fully accessible station as well as an integrated train, tram, bus and taxi transport hub.

Work on the project will be delivered by contractor Morgan Sindall and will commence in May. The main refurbishment works are expected to be completed by winter 2013.

Martin Murray, Senior Programme Manager, Network Rail said:

“Keeping the community informed is an important part of any infrastructure project, particularly where there is a high density of population close to the work site and construction will involve a significant amount of night time working.

“It is only right that we let the local people know what to expect and when and to give them the opportunity to voice their concerns with us directly.

“We hope that many people will take the chance to come along and find out about the plans for Haymarket first hand.”

EGIP will also see the electrification of 350km of the existing rail network in the central belt, including the main Edinburgh Waverley-Glasgow Queen Street line, and provide opportunities to increase services and reduce journey times on routes between Alloa and Dunblane and Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Handling four million passengers a year, Haymarket is Scotland fourth busiest station and passenger numbers are expected to reach 10m by 2025.

Work will begin on site in spring 2012 and enhancements will include:

  • Refurbishing the existing station building and constructing a new modern concourse to the west of the existing building.
  • Constructing a new access bridge, with DDA compliant lifts and escalators, to all platform levels.
  • Renewing the platform canopies.

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