THE railway line between Dundee and Aberdeen has reopened after a gas main was damaged near the tracks at Carnoustie station.
Scottish Gas Network (SGN) engineers carried out repairs after damage was caused by an excavator working on the railway on Wednesday.
Carnoustie Leisure Centre and two homes within a 50m (164ft) exclusion zone were evacuated when gas was detected.
Train schedules are expected to return to normal on this morning.
Network Rail Scotland apologised to those affected by the disruption.
A spokesperson said: “Services are starting to return to normal, but given the severe disruption caused, it’ll take time for train operators to get their trains and crews back in the right position.”
ScotRail said local trains between Montrose, Aberdeen and Inverurie had been running as normal.
