More space on festive trains

Residents in Perthshire are to benefit from more train carriages to and from Edinburgh.

In the run up to the festive party season, ScotRail has announced it is to add extra carriages onto its busiest services across the central belt every Friday night and during the weekends between now and Christmas. This includes the route between Perth and Edinburgh Waverley.

More carriages will also be put on between Inverness and Edinburgh Waverley, meaning residents from Dunkeld and Birnam, Pitlochry and Blair Atholl can also take advantage of the Christmas offer.

Phil Campbell, ScotRail’s head of customer operations, said:“The lead up to Christmas is always a busy time of year, and that’s why we’ll be adding more seats on key routes to help everyone get where they want to be.

“Whether customers are heading to the Christmas markets, a night out, or just picking up presents, we hope they have a great time. But trains will be busier than usual, so we encourage people to plan their journey in advance at scotrail.co.uk/ christmas, and make sure they have their ticket before boarding.”

However ScotRail has also moved to remind people no trains will run on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, and the last trains on both Christmas Eve and Hogmanay will leave earlier than normal. Information on the Christmas services, including times, have been posted on the ScotRail website.