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Article: Rail chiefs 'betray commuters' by killing park-and-ride route

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Evening News - Scotland
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December 15, 2008
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First ScotRail axes Edinburgh Park link to Newcraighall

RAIL bosses have been accused of "betraying" customers after they axed a commuter service taking passengers across the city.

From today trains will no longer run between the park-and-ride site at Newcraighall, near Musselburgh, and Edinburgh Park at the Gyle. Passengers will instead have to travel to Waverley before getting another train out to the business park.

Operator First ScotRail said a new service will operate between Newcraighall and South Gyle, which is two miles away from Edinburgh Park.

The train company said the decision to axe the existing service was taken after discussions with Transport Scotland about how to improve ...

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