Scottish rail plans

RAIL

* Electrification of the rail network.
* Major enhancements to the link between Glasgow and Edinburgh, aimed at reducing the journey time to 35 minutes and increasing the number of services from five or six to 13 per hour.
* Delivery of key components of the Aberdeen Crossrail scheme, including improvements to the services between Aberdeen and Inverness. The creation of a station at Kintore will be considered.
* Improvements in Glasgow, including the construction of new city centre stations linking the rail networks to the north, south and east of the city, and the development of a Metro/Light Rapid Transit network across Glasgow.
* Faster, more frequent rail services linking Fife, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh, Perth and Glasgow. This would aim to reduce journey times between Inverness and the central belt by up to 30 minutes and cut the journey between Aberdeen and Edinburgh by up to 20 minutes.
* The upgrading of the Haymarket interchange in Edinburgh. Also in the capital, there are plans for a new rail station at Gogar to integrate with the Edinburgh tram network and provide an onward connection for passengers using Edinburgh Airport.
* A new national integrated ticketing scheme which would allow people to travel across all forms of public transport using just one ticket.

There are also proposals for rail and road infrastructure work to improve freight links from the major terminals at Grangemouth, Mossend and Coatbridge to key points in Scotland and England.
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