Extra trains to run for TRNSMT fans during festival
To support travel after the festival, additional late-night services will operate on key routes, including:
Glasgow Queen Street High Level and Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High.
Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Edinburgh Waverley via Bathgate.
Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.
Glasgow Central and Ayr.
Customers travelling home to Motherwell and Garscadden will also benefit from later trains each night.
ScotRail is reminding customers to plan ahead, allow extra time for travel, and purchase tickets in advance via the ScotRail app, website, or at a self-service ticket machine to help make their journey as seamless as possible.
Thousands of fans are expected at the festival (Image: Colin Mearns/NQ)
READ MORE: Festivalgoers warned as bridge to close on TRNSMT weekend Glasgow subway strikes to take place during TRNSMT festival 'Glasgow is failing music fans with shambolic public transport - and it is mortifying'
Mark Ilderton, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said: 'TRNSMT is one of Scotland's biggest music events, and we're looking forward to playing our part in helping music fans get to and from Glasgow Green as smoothly as possible.
'We're adding extra carriages to trains throughout the weekend and operating additional late-night services on key routes to support travel home after the event.
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