Last six platforms at Glasgow High Level to reopen
The last six platforms at Glasgow Central High Level will reopen on Wednesday, said ScotRail, although some entrances will still not be in use. The whole station was closed on 8 March after a building alongside had been gutted by fire, and Glasgow Central was cordoned off for safety reasons. At first, even trains at the Low Level platforms were running through without stopping, but they were able to call again from 11 March, and high level platforms 7 to 15 reopened on 18 March.
Welsh Core Valley lines electrification completeThe last 800m of overhead has been energised and tested between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay, completing the six-year ?1 billion project to electrify the Core Valley lines, which cover 170km. Tram trains are now set to start entering service between between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay.
Glasgow Central disruption set to continue into next weekTrain services at Glasgow Central High Level are set to be disrupted into next week, National Rail has warned, after the Union Street fire on 8 March which closed the station. Platforms 7 to 15 were able to reopen on Wednesday, allowing a number of ScotRail routes to be restored. Avanti West Coast is running one train an hour, and Caledonian Sleeper has also returned, but passengers are being warned that parts of the High Level station remain closed, very few facilities are available and several entrances remain out of use.
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