Busy commuter rail line re-opens after four months

A busy Glasgow railway re-opens on Sunday after being closed for four months due to work on electrification of the line.

Services between East Kilbride and Glasgow Central will resume with the 08:26 service leaving the South Lanarkshire town.

Since January, £140m of work has been carried out to the track affecting signalling systems, bridges and overhead line equipment along the route.

However, electric trains will not be introduced on the route until later in the year, once full electrification of the line is complete.

Mark Ilderton, ScotRail service delivery director, said the work would help make the line more reliable.

He added: “The modernisation works completed by Network Rail Scotland are a crucial part of building a better, more reliable railway for the future, and we thank our customers and the local communities for their patience while the improvements were delivered.”

ScotRail previously said December 2025 was the target for electrification work on the line to be complete, with improvements to the line including a new station at East Kilbride, a new station with two platforms and an accessible footbridge at Hairmyres, and a new footbridge at Busby station.

The overall improvements will also include improved access at Giffnock, with a new accessible footbridge and a new station entrance at Clarkston.

A replacement bus service ran for the four months the line was not in operation.