Call to reopen Edinburgh to Perth rail link

Transport campaigners have called for the reopening of a direct rail link between Edinburgh and Perth.

Transform Scotland said the move was needed to keep the railway competitive with road travel through Perth and onwards to Inverness. It claimed the restoration of the Edinburgh-Perth railway, closed in the 70s, could make the train journey 35 minutes faster.

The Scottish government said the proposal had already been rejected

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