Between Saturday 25 January 2025 and Sunday 18 May 2025, the East Kilbride line will be closed and a rail replacement bus will service these stations. Due to the high volume of correspondence I am receiving regarding this project, I will aim to maintain this page with the most up-to-date information I have. Any constituents that have specific concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. Otherwise, Scotrail maintains a dedicated webpage on the project that you can access here.
Thursday 23rd January 2025
The initial determination from ScotRail to not provide a replacement bus service from Giffnock and Thornliebank was a serious concern and major frustration.
In my first representation to ScotRail, I called for an immediate review of the decision and highlighted that if no such exercise took place, the publicly owned company should at least keep the matter under consideration.
At a recent drop-in event hosted by Network Rail within the Scottish Parliament, my office was represented and it had been relayed by a staff member at ScotRail who was present that a replacement bus service would now be established for Giffnock and Thornliebank.
I immediately followed up in writing to ScotRail and confirmation has now been received that a minibus service to connect Giffnock and Thornliebank with other locations to facilitate onward travel to either Glasgow or East Kilbride will be in place.
I understand there is no guarantee that the minibus provision will continue for the duration of the four-month rail line closure and I would urge ScotRail to think carefully should there again be any consideration towards excluding Giffnock and Thornliebank from replacement bus services.