Carillion to deliver first phase of Edinburgh-Glasgow electrification

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Network Rail has handed Carillion a £40 million contract for the first phase of electrification under the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

Under the agreement, Carillion will deliver electrification of the 50km Cumbernauld-Glasgow Queen Street line, as well as lengthening the Cumbernauld station platforms and constructing a new turnback facility at Springburn.

The contract, which will be delivered in time for the Commonwealth Games in 2014, is part of a wider £80 million investment in the line between Cumbernauld and Scotland’s largest city.

David Simpson, Network Rail route managing director for Scotland, said: “This project further underlines Scotland’s continued commitment to electrifying our rail network.

“This project will create jobs and modernise rail services to Cumbernauld as well as mark the beginning of a transformation of services across the central belt as we begin to deliver the wider EGIP project, enhancing rail travel between the country’s two biggest cities.”

Transport Minister Keith Brown said: “The Scottish Government’s funding of the electrification of the Cumbernauld line, and our £5 billion package of investment over the coming years, demonstrates our ongoing commitment to EGIP and to the Scottish rail network.”

The £650 million EGIP project will cut journey times on Scotland’s flagship route between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley by 10 minutes.

The programme will see longer electric trains introduced, along with improved reliability and increased capacity for passengers on the line.

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