The Levenmouth Rail Link project has seen a visit from Member of Scottish Parliament for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes  Jenny Gilruth in order to get the latest on its progress.

The Scottish Government has invested £116m in the ongoing project which will see a six-mile rail corridor reconnect Fife to the mainline network for the first time since 1969.

Ms Gilruth got to meet the team delivering the vast project in order to hear first-hand of the impressive progress made so far alongside a visit to the new Cameron Bridge and Leven stations.

The new Cameron Bridge station will have excellent car parking facilities with 125 spaces alongside electric vehicle charging, accessible space and cycle storage. The station has seen substantial progress made with regard to the rail elements including:

• Platforms
• Lift-pit
• Bridge foundations
• Car-park drainage
• Track-laying recently passed through the new station.

Leven Station is also making excellent progress especially as work is being completed in tandem with the rebuilding of Bawbee bridge which is located over the station site. Ms Gilruth also enjoyed visiting the latest progress of the station’s 200m island platform.

It is expected that the branch line will be complete during the Spring of 2024 and will mark the very first time trains have called at Cameron Bridge and Leven stations in over five decades.

Ms Gilruth said:

“We are less than a year away from the resumption of passenger services to Cameron Bridge and Leven for the first time in more than half a century and already excitement in the community is beginning to build.”

“In less than a year, local people will be able to get on a train right here in Leven and get off in the centre of Edinburgh. Something we have missed for the last fifty years.”

“It is great to come to the site and meet the project team who are delivering the work to restore the rail link and reconstruct the Bawbee bridge and the progress that is being made is fantastic to see.”

“The Rail Link project goes beyond delivering transport infrastructure though as it is about supporting regeneration and economic development and addressing social exclusion in communities across Levenmouth.

“New transport links will improve the life chances of local people by providing access to training, education and employment and improved infrastructure will make this area more attractive for inward investment, support growth in tourism, and boost the local economy.”

Joe Mulvenna, Network Rail’s project manager said:

“With less than a year to go until the railway will be open, it is great to welcome Ms Gilruth to the site to update on progress and to show that the Rail Link is well on its way to becoming a reality.”

“The new line will improve social and economic opportunities for people in the surrounding communities and we are working hard with local partners to maximise the positive impact the project will have right across the area.”

“The team on site is focussed on delivering the programme of work at the new stations as well as on the track – which now extends from Thornton junction to Mount Fleurie – and all of the other engineering elements required to construct the new railway.”

“Everyone involved in the work shares the belief that it is a privilege to be part of a project that will transform the lives of local people and the communities the railway will serve.”

Anyone with questions with regard to the project is encouraged to get in touch with Network Rail via email – [email protected]