Extension To Airdrie and Glasgow
In 2005, the Scottish Executive declared that in line with plans to upgrade the unfinished part of the A8 to motorway standard, public transport links between Glasgow and Edinburgh must also be improved.
The closed section of the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway between the 1989 Drumgelloch station and Bathgate was rebuilt and electrified, connecting with the North Clyde Line at Drumgelloch. This opened up an important fourth railway link between Glasgow and Edinburgh, giving many towns in West Lothian better connections to the Clydeside conurbation.
From 12 December 2010, the Edinburgh to Bathgate service was absorbed into the North Clyde Line with services from Helensburgh Central and Milngavie via Airdrie. All work on the extension was completed by 8 March 2011.
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