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South Lanarkshire set for major transport interchange
An agreement has been reached to fund and develop a ‘major’ transport interchange with park-and-ride facilities in South Lanarkshire.It comes as part of the East Kilbride enhancements project , which sees the relocation Hairmyres Station to a new site off Redwood Avenue – approximately 600-metres to the west of its existing location.Work is set to begin in 2024 on the new 18-acre site and the facility, with Network Rail anticipating it to be completed and operational by the end of the summer.As part of the project, Network Rail, Transport Scotland, South Lanarkshire Council and SPT will fund and develop a ‘major’ transport interchange with park-and-ride facilities, as well as ‘significant’ electric vehicle charging provisions, active travel improvements, and a new bus interchange at Hairmyres Staton.Network Rail said that the East Kilbride enhancements project will play a ‘key’ part in the Scottish Government’s plans to decarbonise Scotland’s rail passenger services by 2035 providing more capacity on the route with greener and quieter trains.The project will also include the upgrade of East Kilbride station as well as route-wide platform alterations, accessibility upgrades and a future improvement to the timetable.
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