A ruptured gas main that forced the evacuation of Carnoustie Sports Centre and main east coast railway line has been fixed.
An excavator carrying out work for Network Rail struck a gas pipe on Tuesday afternoon.
The area around the leak, including the sports centre and two homes, was evacuated with a 50-metre exclusion zone put in place.
But SNG have now confirmed a temporary repair has been carried out to fix the leak, allowing the railway line to reopen.
Residents reported a strong smell of gas across the town on Wednesday evening.
The leak was fixed at around 7.30pm on Thursday.
A spokesperson for SGN said: “Our engineers have been working to make emergency repairs to our gas main following third party damage.
“A temporary repair has been made, allowing the exclusion zone to be lifted. This means the nearby railway line is now operating as normal.
“Taymouth Street remains closed to motorists and a diversion route is in place.
“We’ll be continuing work to complete a permanent repair to our damaged gas network over the coming days.”
Rail operators put in place an emergency timetable and replacement buses while the line was closed.
Network Rail apologised for the disruption.
A spokesperson for the rail operator tweeted: “Thanks to the hard work of SGN engineers, we’ve reopened the railway between Montrose and Dundee.
“This was caused by an excavator damaging a gas main while work took place on the railway yesterday (Wednesday).
“Sorry if you’ve been affected by the disruption.
“Services are starting to return to normal, but given the severe disruption caused, it’ll take time for train operators to get their trains and crews back in the right position.”
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