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Edinburgh-Aberdeen train services restored after sinkhole repair

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Network Rail said that ballast stones had subsided, creating the sinkhole

A sinkhole that led to the suspension of train services between Aberdeen and Edinburgh has been repaired.

The line was shut on Monday after a metre-deep hole appeared beneath the track north of Leuchars.

Network Rail engineers needed to replace three tonnes of ballast to fill the hole and make the line safe.

Work was completed overnight and the line reopened on Tuesday. ScotRail, LNER and CrossCountry services were affected by the line closure.

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The hole was about a metre deep and required three tonnes of ballast to fill it