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Line reopens after Dundee, Fife and Perth trains ‘cancelled, delayed or revised’ over safety fears

Network Rail is working to restore a normal timetable after a suspected defect forced ScotRail and LNER to amend services.

Train disruption in Fife and Dundee, image shows train at Perth station
Train services disrupted. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson

Train services between Edinburgh and Dundee, Fife and Perth are being restored after being ‘cancelled, delayed or revised’ due to safety concerns.

The South Gyle and Edinburgh Gateway track towards Inverkeithing was closed for a safety inspection due to a suspected broken rail around 9am this morning.

As a result, trains from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, Dundee, Glenrothes via Dunfermline, Leven and Perth were disrupted.

Engineers later confirmed it was a false alarm, and the line reopened shortly after.

ScotRail posted on X: “Disruption caused by a safety inspection of the track earlier today between South Gyle and Edinburgh Gateway has now ended.

“Services between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, between Edinburgh and Cowdenbeath, between Edinburgh and Dundee, between Edinburgh and Glenrothes with Thornton via Dunfermline City, between Edinburgh and Leven and between Edinburgh and Perth are no longer affected by this problem.”

Train chaos sparked by report of broken rail

A spokesperson for Network Rail said: “We received reports of a track defect -a suspected broken rail – in the vicinity of the South Gyle shopping centre shortly after 9am. (Between South Gyle and Edinburgh Gateway stations)

“As a precautionary measure, the northbound line was closed at 09:03 until our engineers could inspect the track.

“They confirmed there was no broken rail and the line reopened at 10:33.

“We’ve been working with ScotRail and LNER to restore the normal timetable ASAP.”

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