Glasgow Queen Street tunnel reopens after Â£60m revamp

THE rail tunnel at Glasgow Queen Street has reopened after being closed for 20 weeks during improvement works.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Aug 2016, 11:11 BST

Updated 8th Aug 2016, 12:48 BST

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Glasgow's Queen Street station reopens after refurbishment. Picture: John Devlin

The tunnel closure was part of a wider project to revamp Queen Street and allow longer, faster trains to run from the station.

During the works, trains to Stirling, Edinburgh and Aberdeen were diverted to low-level platforms or Glasgow Central.

Video: Glasgow Queen Street tunnel works reach halfway point

The £60 million revamp of the tunnel has been completed a day earlier than originally planned.

As part of the scheme, Broxburn-based diamond drilling specialist Corecut said it had carried out its £1.25m project to remove 10,000 tonnes of existing concrete and help lay the foundations for new slabs six days ahead of schedule.

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