UK rail infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded Bam Nuttall a contract for upgrade works to the Highland mainline, which will help reduce journey times for passengers. The value of the contract is £10 million (EUR 11.4 million).
The contract will involve extending platforms 1 and 2 at Pitlochry station and carrying out modifications to extend the track layout. Infrastructure works will also be carried out at Aviemore station, extending the loop (section of double-track) to the north of the station. In addition, signalling systems at Pitlochry and Aviemore will also be altered and upgraded as part of the overall project. These works will enable ScotRail’s longer InterCity trains (HSTs), which will start to be introduced on the route later this year, to pass each other more efficiently at both stations.
The work will help deliver an hourly service, with average journey times reduced by around 10 mins. It will also enable potential improvements to the times of the first and last trains between Inverness and the Central Belt and to provide a better distribution of calls at the intermediate stations between Perth and Inverness.
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