Article: United Kingdom: Glasgow airport rail link could be saved by new upgrade plan.

Byline: kusumv03

THE Glasgow airport rail link could be saved by being combined with a [pounds sterling]1 billion upgrade of the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line, according to campaigners. It would both rescue the airport project and provide a direct rail connection for air passengers from east of Glasgow, the Scottish Association for Public Transport (SAPT) said.

The new link would be created using an existing east-west line in the city, which is currently used only for moving empty trains to and from depots.

The scheme differs from the previously proposed Glasgow Crossrail project, because trains from the east would not run via a new city-centre ...

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