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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Edinburgh TRNSMT goers encouraged to use public transport as ScotRail adds extra seats
ScotRail is encouraging Edinburgh TRNSMT festival-goers to utilise public transport by adding extra carriages to their services this weekend. In addition to extra seating, the train operator will also be running late-night services to help customers travel home from the three-day event. 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. READ MORE: Edinburgh woman rushed to hospital after being 'struck by car' on busy road READ MORE: Edinburgh man rushed to hospital after being 'stabbed' in tenement flat terror '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. 'Our best advice is to plan ahead, buy your tickets before you travel, and leave plenty of time to get to the station, particularly after the festival ends each night.' The gates at TRNSMT open at 12pm on Friday, July 11, Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. Glasgow Green can be accessed from five stations, all within a 20-minute walk - Bridgeton, High Street, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and Argyle Street station. After the festival, late-night services will be available from Glasgow Queen Street High Level and Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Edinburgh Waverley via Bathgate. ScotRail is reminding customers to plan ahead, allow extra time for travel, and purchase tickets in advance via the their app, website, or at a self-service ticket machine to help make their journey as seamless as possible. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
Edinburgh Live
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh TRNSMT goers encouraged to use public transport as ScotRail adds extra seats
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info ScotRail is encouraging Edinburgh TRNSMT festival-goers to utilise public transport by adding extra carriages to their services this weekend. In addition to extra seating, the train operator will also be running late-night services to help customers travel home from the three-day event. 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. 'Our best advice is to plan ahead, buy your tickets before you travel, and leave plenty of time to get to the station, particularly after the festival ends each night.' The gates at TRNSMT open at 12pm on Friday, July 11, Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. Glasgow Green can be accessed from five stations, all within a 20-minute walk - Bridgeton, High Street, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and Argyle Street station. After the festival, late-night services will be available from Glasgow Queen Street High Level and Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Edinburgh Waverley via Bathgate. ScotRail is reminding customers to plan ahead, allow extra time for travel, and purchase tickets in advance via the their app, website, or at a self-service ticket machine to help make their journey as seamless as possible.
Scotsman
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Scotsman
Scottish railway stations with highest proportion of cancelled services revealed
The Scottish Liberal Democrats criticised SNP ministers over the figures Sign up to our Politics newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Figures have revealed the railway stations in Scotland with the highest proportion of cancelled services. Helensburgh Central, Craigendoran and Cardross top the list, with more than one in 20 services cancelled in the last financial year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad They are followed by Caldercruix (5.7 per cent of services cancelled), Blackridge (5.7 per cent), Armadale (5.7 per cent), Dumbarton East (5.6 per cent), Dalreoch (5.6 per cent), Drumgelloch (5.6 per cent) and Uphall (5.4 per cent). A ScotRail train | PA The Scottish Liberal Democrats, who highlighted the publicly available statistics, accused SNP minister of providing a 'masterclass in how to make public transport as unattractive as possible'. The party's Jamie Greene, who represents the West Scotland region, said: 'Passengers are shelling out huge sums of money to travel by train, only to find that some services simply don't arrive. For people here in the west of Scotland, that's a source of endless frustration. 'It's more than three years since the SNP government took over responsibility for Scotland's trains. In that time, they have clobbered passengers with ticket hikes and done next to nothing to minimise disruption or overcrowding.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Nationally, the worst month for rail service delays was October 2024, with just 45 per cent of services arriving within 59 seconds of their scheduled arrival time and 84 per cent arriving within four minutes and 59 seconds of their scheduled arrival time. Mark Ilderton, ScotRail's service delivery director, said it operates more than 2,100 services every day, with around nine out of ten of those meeting the punctuality target. He added: 'Cancellations can be for a number of reasons, many of them outside the control of ScotRail, but represented less than 3 per cent of more than 650,000 services we operate across the country over the course of the year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We know how frustrating it is when a service is cancelled or delayed, and that is why everyone at ScotRail is working hard to deliver the safe and reliable railway that our customers expect and deserve, and to encourage more people to travel by train instead of using the car. 'With more than nine out of ten customers satisfied with our service according to Transport Focus, the independent watchdog for transport users, it's testament to the hard work of ScotRail staff in delivering a safe, reliable, and green railway.' A Scottish Government spokesperson said: 'The cancellations for October-November 2024 represented 3.2 per cent of all ScotRail services. 'Train performance and passenger satisfaction in Scotland is consistently higher than the GB average – but we will keep making improvements, so more people choose to travel by rail. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'While our ability to invest and improve services is impacted by ongoing UK Government spending decisions, we have invested over £12 billion in rail infrastructure in Scotland since 2007 with a further £1.5 billion investment planned for this financial year. 'Fare increases are lower than elsewhere in the UK, and we're permanently removing ScotRail peak fares from 1 September 2025. This move will help people with ongoing cost of living pressures, eradicate child poverty and tackle the climate emergency by saving existing rail passengers money, including parents, and encouraging new, potential passengers onto the train and to leave the car at home.
Glasgow Times
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
ScotRail warning to Glasgow TRNSMT festival travellers
The gates at TRNSMT open at midday each day, and Glasgow Green can be accessed from five stations, all within a 20-minute walk - Bridgeton, High Street, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and Argyle Street station. Scotland's rail provider has warned fans to expect longer journeys due to the crowds and has provided advice to passengers. They're encouraging music fans to take the train to TRNSMT Festival in Glasgow this summer, with extra carriages and late-night services in place to help customers travel to and from the event. The festival returns to Glasgow Green from Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13, and ScotRail is adding extra carriages to services in and out of Glasgow throughout the three-day event to help keep people moving. READ MORE: Urgent warning ahead of TRNSMT 2025 in Glasgow this weekend READ MORE: How much will food cost at Glasgow's TRNSMT 2025? READ MORE: Glasgow: Exact weather for each day of TRNSMT Festival 2025 In a warning, 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. 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. 'Our best advice is to plan ahead, buy your tickets before you travel, and leave plenty of time to get to the station, particularly after the festival ends each night.' 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.
The Herald Scotland
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Extra trains to run for TRNSMT fans during festival
The gates at TRNSMT open at 12.00 each day, and Glasgow Green can be accessed from five stations, all within a 20-minute walk - Bridgeton, High Street, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, and Argyle Street station. 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.
