4 days ago
No trains on line between Dingwall and Wick for most of June
Rail passengers have been urged to plan ahead as train services on the Far North Line will stop for most of June. Network Rail is carrying out an £11.5m improvement project on the line, which connects Inverness with Wick and work will be undertaken, with some parts of the line trains are scheduled to operate north of Dingwall from Sunday June 8 until Monday June 30, with replacement bus services to be put in place.
The railway company said the project will help to improve the long-term reliability of rail services in the north of Scotland."This essential investment will breathe new life into one of Scotland's most scenic and historic routes," Ross Moran, Network Rail's Scotland route director said. "By replacing and refurbishing infrastructure - some of it nearly a century old - we'll help provide safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys."
As part of work, a five-mile (8km) stretch between Brora and Helmsdale will be refurbished, with almost nine miles (15km) of track between Invergordon and Fearn said it is committed to keeping customers moving throughout the between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh will not be affected.
