Network Rail names company to build new Haymarket station

The announcement came as the company revealed £55 million-worth of contracts under the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

The deals will see Network Rail said the company will create a “fully accessible” station which will be a hub for trains, trams, buses and taxis.

Bam Nuttall is to reconstruct or remove structures around the central belt in a £27 million project, while Carillion will modify tracks in the central belt in a deal worth £3 million.

The work, part of a £1 billion improvement scheme, will start next year.

David Simpson, Network Rail route managing director for Scotland, said: “The investment announced today will transform Haymarket, delivering a facility which will better serve customers and offer the city as a whole a station it can be proud of.

“The track and bridgeworks contracts we have awarded also mean that preparations are well under way to deliver the electrification of rail lines in the central belt, which will cut journey times and increase capacity on key routes into Scotland’s two biggest cities.”

The new infrastructure is funded by Transport Scotland for the Scottish Government, financed through Network Rail’s “regulatory asset base”.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said: “The Scottish Government is committed to bringing tangible benefits to passengers across the country through projects such as EGIP which will reduce journey times between Glasgow and Edinburgh and increase capacity. These works are a significant part of this and I look forward to witnessing the progress made.”