Extra Glasgow trains for Edinburgh Fringe and Festival
Mark Ilderton, service delivery director at ScotRail, said: "We're proud to play our part in helping people experience the buzz of Edinburgh during festivals season.
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"With longer trains and more late-night services on key routes, we're doing everything we can to make it easier for customers to enjoy all the capital has to offer, from the first show of the day to the last act of the night."
The operator will run extra late-night trains between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street, with departures at 12.03am and 12.33am every night via Falkirk High, as well as additional Friday and Saturday services at 11.30pm and 12.12am (via Bathgate).
[[ScotRail]] will also add more carriages on services connecting Edinburgh Waverley with Stirling, Dunblane, Dundee, Leven, Perth, Glenrothes with Thornton, Cowdenbeath, Bathgate, Glasgow Central (via Shotts), and the Borders.
Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: "We welcome ScotRail's enhanced services during the peak festival season and encourage Fringe audiences to plan ahead and book rail travel where possible.
"From families planning a fun day out in Edinburgh to those here for an evening full of Fringe performance; travelling by rail will deliver you right to the heart of the action."
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