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Consultation on proposals for transposition and implementation of Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise
Annex C: Major railways in Scotland to be mapped under Directive 2002/49/EC
SUMMARY OF BUSIEST NETWORK SECTIONS
(based on greater than 30,000 trains per year from 2003/04 ACTRAF data)
Route 8 : East Coast Main Line
Section |
Trains per Year |
ECML : Edinburgh Waverley to Portobello Jcn |
61,100 |
ECML : Portobello to Monktonhall Jcns |
39,900 |
ECML : Monktonhall Jcn to Prestonpans |
46,600 |
ECML : Prestonpans to Drem Jcn |
43,500 |
Route 18 : West Coast Main Line
No sections with greater than 30,000 trains per year.
Route 24 : East of Scotland
Section |
Trains per Year |
E&G : Glasgow Queen St High Level to Cowlairs |
129,200 |
E&G : Cowlairs to Greenhill Upper Jcn |
79,200 |
E&G : Greenhill Upper Jcn to Polmont Jcn |
40,600 |
E&G : Polmont Jcn to Winchburgh Jcn |
69,500 |
E&G : Winchburgh Jcn to Newbridge Jcn |
64,900 |
E&G : Newbridge Jcn to Gogar |
86,300 |
E&G : Gogar to Haymarket |
147,900 |
E&G : Haymarket to Edinburgh Waverley |
178,200 |
Greenhill to Perth : Greenhill Upper to Greenhill Lower Jcns |
37,300 |
Greenhill to Perth : Greenhill Lower to Carmuirs West Jcns |
59,200 |
Greenhill to Perth : Carmuirs West to Larbert Jcns |
38,500 |
Greenhill to Perth : Larbert Jcn to Stirling |
62,100 |
Greenhill to Perth : Stirling to Dunblane |
50,700 |
Scottish Central : Garnqueen North Jcn to Cumbernauld |
44,800 |
Larbert to Polmont : Carmuirs East to Grangemouth Jcns |
44,700 |
Fife Lines : Gogar to Dalmeny Jcn |
61,600 |
Fife Lines : Dalmeny Jcn to Inverkeithing |
65,200 |
Fife Lines : Inverkeithing to Thornton South Jcn |
38,700 |
Edinburgh to Carstairs : Slateford to Midcalder Jcns |
36,500 |
Route 25 : Highlands
No sections with greater than 30,000 trains per year.
Route 26 : West of Scotland
Section |
Trains per Year |
Ayrshire Lines : Glasgow Central to Bridge St Jcn |
268,200 |
Ayrshire Lines: Bridge St to Shields Jcns |
134,500 |
Ayrshire Lines: Shields Jcn to Paisley |
107,400 |
Ayrshire Lines: Paisley to Kilwinning |
61,100 |
Ayrshire Lines: Kilwinning to Byrehill Jcn |
33,800 |
Ayrshire Lines: Byrehill to Barassie Jcns |
36,600 |
Ayrshire Lines: Barassie Jcn to Newton on Ayr |
45,500 |
Ayrshire Lines: Newton on Ayr to Ayr |
35,800 |
Ayrshire Lines: Dubbs Jcn to Ardrossan South Beach |
30,300 |
Inverclyde Lines: Paisley to Wemyss Bay Jcn |
45,300 |
Inverclyde Lines: Wemyss Bay Jcn to Gourock |
32,400 |
G&SW Lines : Busby Jcn to Muirhouse |
58,000 |
G&SW Lines : Muirhouse to Eglinton St Jcn |
133,700 |
South Electric Network : Muirhouse to Cathcart North Jcns |
52,900 |
South Electric Network : Cathcart North to West Jcns |
39,300 |
WCML : Eglinton St to Larkfield Jcns |
30,000 |
WCML : Larkfield to Rutherglen Central Jcns |
66,200 |
WCML : Rutherglen Central to East Jcns |
94,400 |
WCML : Rutherglen East Jcn to Newton |
91,100 |
WCML : Newton to Uddingston Jcn |
65,100 |
WCML : Motherwell to Shieldmuir |
43,300 |
WCML : Shieldmuir to Law Jcn |
33,300 |
WCML : Law to Lanark Jcns |
57,600 |
WCML : Lanark Jcn to Carstairs |
35,800 |
Argyle Line : Finnieston to Rutherglen Central Jcns |
55,700 |
Argyle Line : Uddingston to Mossend West Jcns |
38,700 |
Argyle Line : Mossend North to Whifflet Jcns |
34,800 |
Argyle Line : Mossend South Jcn to Motherwell |
51,900 |
North Electric Network : Craigendoran to Dalreoch |
32,300 |
North Electric Network : Dalreoch to Dalmuir |
57,200 |
North Electric Network : Dalmuir to Westerton |
50,000 |
North Electric Network : Westerton to Hyndland |
75,200 |
North Electric Network : Dalmuir to Hyndland via Yoker |
62,600 |
North Electric Network : Hyndland to Finnieston |
133,800 |
North Electric Network : Finnieston to Bellgrove |
78,900 |
North Electric Network : Bellgrove to Airdrie |
46,200 |
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