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Aberdeen-Inverness Rail Improvements

Phase 1

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Key Facts…

• Mostly single track with passing loops

• The long single-line sections restrict the current timetable

and future development opportunities

• 108 miles long with 10 existing operational stations

• 2hours 20mins average journey time from end to end

• Class 158 and Class 170 diesel rolling stock

• 2 tunnels, 200 Earth Retaining Structures

• 150 Underbridges & 170 Culverts, 98 Overbridges

• 59 level crossings

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Specified Outputs…

Transport Scotland’s High Level Output Specification

(HLOS) for Control Period 5 specified for delivery by March

2019:

– Half hourly service between Aberdeen and Inverurie

including infrastructure capacity for a new station at Kintore

– Maintain, as a minimum, the ability to deliver existing

freight access rights on the route.

– Create infrastructure capacity for a new station at Dalcross.

– Some additional peak services between Inverness and

Elgin

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Project Scope…

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West End (Forres Station and Elgin)

► Advance Works

• Spring 2016 onwards

► Main Works

• Commencing January 2017

East End (Inverurie to Aberdeen, Insch)

► Advance Works

• 2016 onwards

► Main Works

• January 2018

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Programme…

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Forres Station Re-location…

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Forres Station Re-location…

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Elgin Station Improvements…

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Elgin Station Improvements…

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Community Engagement…

Next Steps:

More public drop ins planned Feb ‘16

Website, newsletters, noise notification

letters

Community legacy projects; working with

partners in the SFA, Scottish Youth

Theatre, Street Pastors and NHS.

What we’ve achieved so far:

56k leaflets distributed along the route

2 community drop ins Forres and Elgin

All MP’s/MSP’s and Councils briefed

along the route

Community Councils and Community

Groups briefed including DIA’s