ScotRail is advising those heading to the ‘cinch presents TRNSMT festival’ this weekend to make their travel plans now.
Music fans going to see the likes of Liam Gallagher, the Chemical Brothers and Snow Patrol are warned that train services over the weekend will be impacted by ongoing industrial action and planned engineering works.
On Saturday, 11 September, Network Rail Scotland has planned engineering works to take place between Westerton and Milngavie. This means services between Milngavie and Larkhall / Springburn will start and terminate at Garscadden. A replacement bus will operate between Partick and Milngavie calling all intermediate stations.
Planned engineering works will also take place between Winchburgh and Newbridge on Saturday, 11 September which impacts train services between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh via Falkirk High / Cumbernauld, and between Edinburgh and Perth / Dunblane / Stirling. A replacement bus service will run between Linlithgow and Edinburgh, and between Falkirk Grahamston and Edinburgh.
Customers should be aware that the use of replacement buses will result in longer journey times.
Ongoing strike action by the RMT trade union means that a very limited number of trains will run across Scotland on Sunday, 12 September and no trains will be in operation by the time the event finishes.
ScotRail is adding extra carriages to services on key routes to and from Glasgow wherever possible all day on Friday and Saturday as well as additional late evening services on Saturday.
However, the last trains on many routes will depart before, or very shortly after, the event ends each night. Festivalgoers are urged to double-check the times of their last trains and make alternative arrangements to get home if they plan on staying later.
Up to 50,000 people are expected to attend the festival each day, which runs from Friday, 10 September to Sunday, 12 September.
Phil Campbell, ScotRail Head of Customer Operations, said:
“We’re urging people heading to TRNSMT this weekend to make their travel plans now.
“Planned engineering works and ongoing industrial action will impact our ability to get you to and from the festival on Saturday and Sunday.
“Make sure to check your train times on our website or app and leave plenty of time for travel as the last trains each night will depart before, or very shortly after, the event finishes.”
A spokesperson for ‘cinch presents TRNSMT,’ said:
“We are urging all customers attending ‘cinch presents TRNSMT’ to plan their travel well in advance of the weekend.
“Fans must consider their travel options, particularly for when the festival closes each night and all day on Sunday, due to the planned engineering works and ongoing strike action across the rail network.
“Fans will need to make alternative arrangements in order to make your journey home after the festival as smooth as possible, so please book any travel in advance.”