As we prepare for our brand new Hitachi Class 385 electric trains, you will start to notice some changes to our Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh via Falkirk High and Glasgow Queen Street – Edinburgh via Airdrie services.
All services on our timetable are planned to run, but from Monday, 26 February 2018 a limited number of services on the Glasgow Queen Street – Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High route will have fewer carriages than normal. This is because some of our existing trains on that route have reached the end of their lease and will transfer to operators elsewhere in the UK.
Once our brand new electric Hitachi Class 385 trains enter service we will return to full capacity – and actually increase the number of carriages we are able to run.
To provide customers with as much choice as possible, we have introduced a reduced £13 anytime day return fare for travel on the Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh via Airdrie route. If you're travelling Glasgow-Edinburgh (or vice versa) on that route, it will mean a return fare will be almost half the current price. This fare is available until 27 July 2018.
We would encourage you to:
- Plan your journey in advance, and consider getting an earlier or later service.
- Consider travelling on the Glasgow Queen Street – Edinburgh via Airdrie route on the low level, taking advantage of the reduced £13 fare (available until 27 July).
- Take a look at journeycheck.com/scotrail and @ScotRail on Twitter for the most up to date information before travelling.
To help you plan your journey, here are the peak services that will run with fewer carriages:
Morning peak
Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High
- 0600 will run will with four carriages
- 0745 will run with three carriages
- 0815 will run with four carriages
Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High
- 0645 will run with three carriages
- 0715 will run with four carriages
- 0845 will run with three carriages
Evening peak
Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High
- 1745 will run with three carriages
- 1815 will run with four carriages
Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High
- 1645 will run with three carriages
- 1715 will run with four carriages