Levenmouth Rail Link reaches halfway point

Track work on the Levenmouth Rail Link has passed the halfway point.
Completion of the latest phase of track installation marks a significant milestone on the Scottish Government-funded project with the first three miles of rail now in place from Thornton Junction - now extending more than halfway to Leven.
Since the start of work on the line, the track bed has been dug out with 30,000 tonnes of spoil removed.
The ground has been waterproofed and approximately 37,000 tonnes of new stone ballast laid.
Engineers have installed more than 18,000 sleepers and 22 km of rail in 100, 215-metre-long sections of rail to complete the new section of track.
Work to reinstate the six-mile Levenmouth Rail Link got underway in March 2022 and includes repairs to existing bridges, construction of two new stations at Cameron Bridge and Leven as well as laying six miles of new track.
The £116 million project, which is due for completion in 2024, will reconnect Leven to the rail network for the first time in more than five decades.
Patrick Harvie MSP, Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights, said: “It is really encouraging to see the halfway point for track laying being reached as work continues to reconnect Leven to the mainline rail network.
“With work now underway on both stations and activity all along the rail corridor, I really get the sense that momentum is building around the project as well as the feeling of excitement in the community in anticipation of the benefits the new line will bring.
“So, my thanks to the teams on the ground who are working hard in all weathers to bring this project to life to enable low-carbon transport options and make real the Government’s net-zero transport ambitions.”
Credit: Network Rail