A level crossing on the busy Dundee to Perth railway line has reopened after closing for safety reasons.
Network Rail carried out repairs at the level crossing near Inchture, which was believed to have had a damaged barrier.
Motorists and public transport faced disruption due to the issue and diversions were put in place.
Perth: Due to emergency repairs at Inchture Level Crossing; Service 16 will divert via Errol Station – This service will not serve The Grange as a result. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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It is understood Network Rail was alerted on Friday night.
Local diversions for motorists
The level crossing initially remained open with trains passing through very slowly.
However, a failure to repair the faulty barriers over night on Friday led to the crossing being closed with local diversions put in place, which have since been removed.
Network Rail has since confirmed the issue has been fixed and level crossing has reopened.
A spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Council said: “Network Rail has advised that all investigations regarding the Rail crossing have been concluded.
“The C484 has now fully reopened to Traffic.”
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