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| Forth Bridge to close for a week | Forth Bridge to close for a week |
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| Commuters are being warned to expect a week of disruption as the Forth Rail Bridge closes to all services. | Commuters are being warned to expect a week of disruption as the Forth Rail Bridge closes to all services. |
| The 117-year-old bridge will shut for seven days meaning thousands of rail passengers will have to take their cars or use replacement bus services. | The 117-year-old bridge will shut for seven days meaning thousands of rail passengers will have to take their cars or use replacement bus services. |
| Although no work is being carried out on the bridge itself, Network Rail has suspended rail services so it can renew a major set of points at Inverkeithing. | |
| It also plans to improve drainage in the North Queensferry tunnel. | It also plans to improve drainage in the North Queensferry tunnel. |
| Trains from Edinburgh to Dundee or Aberdeen will be diverted through Stirling and Perth, while services to Fife will be replaced by buses. | Trains from Edinburgh to Dundee or Aberdeen will be diverted through Stirling and Perth, while services to Fife will be replaced by buses. |
| The work has been timed to coincide with the Fife trade holiday, a two week summer shutdown of Longannet Power Station and the suspension of roadworks on the road bridge. | The work has been timed to coincide with the Fife trade holiday, a two week summer shutdown of Longannet Power Station and the suspension of roadworks on the road bridge. |
| Buses will run from Monday, 23 July until Sunday, 29 July, when the work is due to end. | Buses will run from Monday, 23 July until Sunday, 29 July, when the work is due to end. |
| Network Rail said it chose the holiday period to minimise disruption. | Network Rail said it chose the holiday period to minimise disruption. |
| The work at Inverkeithing junction is part of a £4m investment in Fife's rail infrastructure, which will include a complete renewal of a major set of points, aimed at improving reliability. | The work at Inverkeithing junction is part of a £4m investment in Fife's rail infrastructure, which will include a complete renewal of a major set of points, aimed at improving reliability. |