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    IN BRIEF

    Mar 12, 2019 2 minutes

    NEW PLATFORMS OPEN AT WAVERLEY

    EDINBURGH Waverley’s newly-extended platforms 5 and 6 opened for use at the beginning of March. The east side bay platforms have been extended into the station (along a former taxi road, see photo below) to accommodate 10-car Class 800/801 trains. The work involved removing 16,000 tons of material and laying 7,000 tons of ballast for new track. Platform capacity is at a

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