Edinburgh Airport train / tram interchange scheme confirmed
16.06.11
A new tram-train interchange will be built to serve Edinburgh Airport as part of Scotland's biggest rail upgrade - even if the tram scheme is shelved, The Scotsman reports. Transport minister Keith Brown said the new station at Gogar remained part of the £1.05 billion scheme to electrify most of the Central Belt network, as he launched a consultation on the plans yesterday.
Mr Brown said it was for Edinburgh City Council, which is in charge of the troubled tram scheme, to decide its outcome. The trams are due to transport rail passengers between Gogar and the airport. However, the newspaper reports that even if the tram line to the airport is cancelled or mothballed, the station would still be built by Network Rail in case it is revived in the future.
The station will be served by some trains on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line, which will be diverted via Gogar from their current route to the south of the airport. Network Rail said this re-routing, taking trains on a new loop via Dalmeny, near South Queensferry, would also be required whatever the fate of the tram scheme, to free up space on the existing line.
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