Gas leak closes major West Lothian train line

Debbie Hall & Iona Young

12 August 2024 at 10:54 am·1-min read

A gas leak in Livingston is causing rush hour rail chaos this morning after a busy line was forced to close.

Following the incident in the West Lothian town, the line between Edinburgh Waverley and Bathgate has been shut with replacement buses available.

The Scottish Gas Network are working to repair the broken pipe causing the leak in Knightsridge but how long it will take is unconfirmed.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Gas Network said: “We’re responding to a gas escape on a medium pressure pipeline along the Moss Wood footpath in Knightsridge, Livingston.

“For safety reasons, the railway line is closed between the stations of Livingston North & Uphall. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience to train passengers.”

Network Rail Scotland said: “Due to a gas leak near Livingston North, we’ve had to close the railway between Bathgate and Edinburgh Waverley.

“Scottish Gas Network are working to repair the leak, but we don’t have a timescale for the line to reopen. We’ll share another update at 10 am.”

A spokesperson for ScotRail added: “We have buses running between Bathgate and Edinburgh Park in both directions. We have ticket acceptance in place with Edinburgh Trams between Edinburgh and Edinburgh Park,”

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