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

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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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