Train services from East Ayrshire to Glasgow will return to normal tomorrow after major upgrades which have closed the line for six weeks.

Since June 24, no trains have run between Kilmarnock and Glasgow, with replacement buses in place throughout.

Network Rail has been carrying out upgrade work on the line on the south side of Glasgow, with £63.3 million spent on electrifying the line between Glasgow Central and Barrhead.

ScotRail says the line will reopen between Glasgow and Barrhead from Friday, August 4.

More than 70,000 hours were worked during the six-week closure and activity included installing 14,400 metres of overhead power cables and renewing 130 metres of track.

Paul Reilly, Network Rail senior programme manager, said: “I would like to thank passengers, residents and businesses for their patience and understanding over the last six-weeks, as we delivered these vital engineering works.

“Electrification of the Glasgow-Barrhead line will transform travel by providing greener and quieter trains for our passengers.

“The work also represents another considerable achievement as part of our wider plans to deliver net zero across Scotland’s railway, and we’re looking forward to electric trains operating on the route.”