Intensification of EGIP delivery leads to changes in train timetables
Over the coming months, work to electrify the railway across the Central Belt will mean timetable changes for some services from Sunday 4 September.
The routes affected by timetable changes are:
Edinburgh – Glasgow via Falkirk High
Perth / Dunblane / Stirling – Edinburgh
Inverness/Aberdeen/Dundee/Alloa – Glasgow
Some services will start later on Sunday mornings, and will only operate on part of the route between Sunday and Thursday evenings, after approximately 8:30pm. Buses will replace trains on portions of each route at these times.
The service alterations run from Sunday 4 September until Thursday 31 March 2017 with a break for the festive period. This will enable engineers to progress electrification of Scotland’s railway - part of the Scottish Government's network-wide enhancement programme.
Electrification will deliver more seats on new faster, longer, greener trains from autumn 2017.
Details of the changes from 4 September can be found at www.scotrail.co.uk/electrification.
Full timetables will return over the festive period from 8 December to 7 January.
Timetable changes from 4 September
Glasgow – Edinburgh via Falkirk High
Customers travelling end to end between both cities should use train services that operate to and from Glasgow Queen Street Low level via Airdrie and Bathgate.
Sunday mornings
Sunday 4 Sep – Sun 4 Dec AND Sun 8 Jan – Sun 27 Mar 2017
Trains will start at 11:00. Replacement buses will run until this time.
Sunday – Thursday evenings
Sun 4 Sept –Thurs 8 Dec 2016 AND Sun 8 Jan – Thurs 31 Mar 2017
After 20:30 trains run between Glasgow – Polmont only, with replacement buses operating between Polmont - Linlithgow – Edinburgh.
These changes will not affect Friday and Saturday services, or trains all day on Sunday 25 September.
Perth / Dunblane / Stirling - Edinburgh
Sunday mornings
Sun 4 Sept – Sun 4 Dec AND Sun 8 Jan– Sun 27 Mar 2017
Trains operate between Perth/Dunblane/Stirling - Falkirk Grahamston until approx. 11:00 with replacement buses on the remainder of the route. Normal timetable runs from 11:00 until 20:30.
Sunday – Thursday evenings
Sun 4 Sept –Thurs 8 Dec 2016
After 20:30 trains run between Perth/Dunblane/Stirling - Polmont only with replacement buses operating between Polmont - Edinburgh via Linlithgow and Edinburgh Park. Last ‘through’ Monday - Thursday train departs Dunblane at 20:28, and from Edinburgh at 20:33. Last ‘through’ Sunday train departs Dunblane at 20:01 and from Edinburgh at 20:35.
Dunblane: Note further timetable changes on Dunblane services will be announced in due course
Glasgow – Alloa / Dundee / Aberdeen / Inverness
Sunday mornings
Sun 4 Sept – Sun 4 Dec AND Sun 8 Jan– Sun 27 Mar 2017
Trains departing before 11:00 will be diverted via Cumbernauld and do not call at Bishopbriggs, Lenzie or Croy. Replacement buses connect these stations to Stirling/Glasgow.
Further timetable changes – including other routes in the central belt – will follow, as we progress plans to transform Scotland’s Railway. Further details will be published as soon as possible.