ScotRail has announced that Helensburgh’s railway line has fully reopened after Strom Gerrit caused a full day of disruptions.
Trains on the Helensburgh-Edinburgh and Balloch-Airdrie routes resumed shortly after 10.30am on Thursday.
Services had been suspended on Wednesday morning after a tree fell on to overhead electric wires at Dumbarton East station - and a short time later, flooding forced the closure of the line at Bowling.
A replacement bus service was organised between Helensburgh and Dumbarton until a safety check on Thursday morning, after which it was deemed safe for the railway to reopen.
The route between Helensburgh/Balloch and Dumbarton/Dalmuir is now fully reopened. Our services can now resume here. @NetworkRailSCOT continue with route proving on all other routes listed below. As soon as we have any further updates, we will update you here. /1 pic.twitter.com/NlMLjhRudJ
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) December 28, 2023
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Helensburgh and Lomond – alongside many other coastal parts of the UK – were issued with a yellow weather warning on Wednesday, December 27, with locals urged to take caution in the dangerous conditions.
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