Multi-million Grangemouth rail expansion complete

A £3 MILLION expansion of rail facilities at the Port of Grangemouth opened for business on March 11. The new rail freight hub at Scotland’s largest port has two 775m-long sidings, able to handle the longest freight trains currently operating on the UK network. Capacity was previously limited as the sidings were just 200m long. Grangemouth’s location in the central belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow and close to major roads makes it ideal as a railhead for transport for customers and nearby supermarket distribution centres. It is also used by Scottish food and drink producers shipping goods to customers in England and further afield. Forth Ports has invested over £30 million in infrastructure and equipment at Grangemouth over the last five years. DRS operated trains link Grangemouth with Aberdeen and Tilbury in Essex via Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT).