Story Contracting were tasked to deliver three critical elements of the Edinburgh Waverley Capacity Upgrade plan, to extend and improve the platforms at Scotland’s second busiest railway station.
As part of Network Rail’s enhancement programme, Waverley Station has been evolved by a series of infrastructure upgrades to create an environment that meets passengers’ 21st century needs while preserving Waverley’s rich heritage. The station sees over 1,100 train movements and over 80,000 passengers per day and it was vital that passenger service was maintained throughout the project.
These works, delivered as part of the Department for Transport’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP) and the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP), were vital to accommodate the new longer electric trains being introduced on the network, the May timetable changes and the overall future growth and demand of both track and capacity at the station.
16,000
man hours worked
72
engineering trains
The scope of the project was to design and implement the following works:
Edinburgh Waverley is at the heart of the capital and a vital part of our rail network – carrying passengers across the length of Scotland and south to London on the East Coast Main Line.
“The work we have delivered over the last two years will help to make sure the station can continue to play an important role in the economic and social life of the city.
Network Rail
The project involved regrading approximately 280 metres of the embankment to enhance structural stability and improve rail safety.
Network Rail
VolkerRail/Story joint venture were tasked with the £80m project as part of a £137m investment that saw the undertaking of extensive enhancement works to remove several bottlenecks along the route to improve reliability, increase passenger services and aid in freight movements.
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