ScotRail has released details of its December timetable change, with the Far North Line, east coast services, and Glasgow seeing the most innovative alterations.
Improvements to connections, additional late-night services, and adjustments are being made to deliver more reliable journeys for customers across Scotland.
The new journey schedule starts on Sunday, 13 December and will see most services continue to operate as normal, with a series of targeted changes to better reflect travel patterns and improve connections for communities across the country.
These include additional opportunities for evening travel, revised stopping patterns on popular routes, and alterations to train times to improve connections.
The key highlights include:
- Far North Line: An additional late-night service from Inverness to Dingwall, Monday to Thursday, complementing the existing late-night service to Tain on Fridays and Saturdays. Tain services continue to stop at Alness, Invergordon, and Fearn.
- Arbroath and Dundee: The early morning service from Arbroath will depart at 06:02, connecting with the 06:35 Dundee to Edinburgh train, allowing customers to reach Edinburgh before 08:15.
- Ayrshire: The late-evening service from Ayr to Girvan will depart at 23:01, providing an improved connection for customers travelling from Glasgow.
- Glasgow: The 08:08 Neilston to Glasgow Central service will additionally stop at Balgray, providing another morning connection for customers using the new station.
- The 07:45 Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High service and the 17:45 Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High will additionally call at Lenzie, replacing calls on 07:48 Alloa to Glasgow Queen Street and 17:48 Glasgow to Alloa services, helping spread demand across popular commuter services.
- The 22:21 from Motherwell will run to Milngavie rather than Dalmuir, removing a gap in the late-evening timetable.
- Fife: An additional carriage will be added to the 06:00 Perth to Edinburgh service, increasing from two to three carriages, alongside timetable adjustments designed to improve reliability in the region..
Further changes to train times on services through Glasgow Queen Street Low Level / Glasgow Central Low Level, and services through Fife, are also aimed at improving punctuality and reducing the risk of delays.
Late-evening services on routes in Fife and on the Borders Railway have also been restored following the completion of Network Rail engineering works.
Customers can check train times and plan their journeys using the ScotRail app or at scotrail.co.uk.
Mark Ilderton, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said:
“Making sure our timetable meets the needs of customers and communities across Scotland is an important part of delivering a reliable railway.
“While most services will remain unchanged, we're making a number of targeted improvements to provide better connections, more convenient travel options, and help trains run more reliably.
“From additional late-night services in the Highlands to improved peak-time connections in the central belt, these changes are designed to make everyday journeys easier for our customers.
“Some train times and stopping patterns will change, so we'd encourage everyone to check their journey in advance and familiarise themselves with the new timetable before travelling.”
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